Otford railway station
Otford  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Otford |
| Local authority | District of Sevenoaks |
| Grid reference | TQ532593 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | OTF |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | D |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.360 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.390 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.403 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.414 million |
| 2008/09 |
 0.399 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.380 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.390 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.385 million |
| – Interchange | 37,810 |
| 2012/13 |
0.368 million |
| – Interchange |
38,034 |
| 2013/14 |
 0.368 million |
| – Interchange |
39,390 |
| History | |
| Original company | London, Chatham and Dover Railway |
| Pre-grouping | South Eastern and Chatham Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| 1 June 1874 | Otford Junction opened |
| 1 November 1880 | Otford Junction closed |
| 1 August 1882 | Otford opened |
| 1904 | Renamed Otford Junction |
| 7 July 1929 | Renamed Otford |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Otford from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Otford railway station serves Otford in Kent. Train services are provided by Southeastern and Thameslink.
History
The first station at Otford opened on 1 June 1874. It was located at the point where the lines to Bat & Ball and Maidstone diverge (TQ534584). It was purely an exchange station, with no access for the villagers of Otford. The station closed on 1 November 1880.[1] The current Otford station opened on 1 August 1882. It was renamed Otford Junction in 1904, reverting to its original name on 7 July 1929.[2] The station had two through platforms and a bay platform, which was used by shuttle trains to Sevenoaks (Tubs Hill).[3] The yard had two sidings, one of which served a goods shed.[4] Freight facilities were withdrawn on 7 May 1962.[5]
Services
From Monday 23 March 2009, most of the stopping train services to/from Blackfriars were extended (resuming a service pattern from the 1980s) across Central London via the 'Thameslink' route, serving City Thameslink, Farringdon, St Pancras International and Kentish Town, with some peak services extended to St Albans, Luton and Bedford.
The typical Monday to Saturday off-peak service from the station is:
- 2tph (trains per hour) to Sevenoaks
- 2tph to West Hampstead Thameslink, calling at all stations via Bromley South, Denmark Hill and Elephant & Castle
- 1tph to Ashford International via Maidstone East
- 1tph to Canterbury West via Maidstone East
- 2tph to London Victoria
The Sunday service from the station is
- 1tph semi-fast to London Victoria
- 2tph to London Blackfriars calling at all stations via Bromley South, Catford, and Denmark Hill
- 2tph (trains per hour) to Sevenoaks
- 1tph to Ashford International via Maidstone East
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreham | Southeastern Maidstone East Line |
Kemsing Borough Green and Wrotham on Sundays | ||
| Thameslink Sevenoaks Line |
Bat & Ball | |||
Gallery
Station platforms
References
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 1994, Otford Junction.
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 1994, Illustration 27.
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 1994, Illustration 30.
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 1994, Otford.
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 1994, Illustration 34.
- Sources
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1994). Swanley to Ashford. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1 873793 45 6.
External links
- Train times and station information for Otford railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 51°18′47″N 0°11′49″E / 51.313°N 0.197°E