Penshurst railway station
Penshurst  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Penshurst |
| Local authority | Sevenoaks |
| Coordinates | 51°11′49″N 0°10′23″E / 51.197°N 0.173°ECoordinates: 51°11′49″N 0°10′23″E / 51.197°N 0.173°E |
| Grid reference | TQ519464 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | PHR |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 36,779 |
| 2005/06 |
 35,899 |
| 2006/07 |
33,588 |
| 2007/08 |
 41,760 |
| 2008/09 |
45,344 |
| 2009/10 |
45,892 |
| 2010/11 |
49,030 |
| 2011/12 |
44,994 |
| 2012/13 |
45,578 |
| 2013/14 |
41,366 |
| History | |
| Original company | South Eastern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | South Eastern and Chatham Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| 26 May 1842 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Penshurst from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Penshurst railway station is on the Redhill to Tonbridge Line and is located approximately two miles north of Penshurst in Kent, in the village of Chiddingstone Causeway in England.
History
Penshurst station was opened by the South Eastern Railway on 26 May 1842.[1] Penshurst Airfield, which was in operation from 1916–36, and again from 1940-46 as RAF Penshurst, was within ¼ mile (400 m) of the station.
In 1967 the station became unstaffed following which the original station buildings were demolished. In 1993 the line was electrified and services started to run through to London rather than being an extension of the Reading to Tonbridge North Downs Line service. Prior to electrification a new down platform was constructed opposite the up platform. New signalling was installed when the signal box was closed.
In 2007, a PERTIS (Permit to Travel) machine was installed at the street entrance to the Tonbridge-bound platform. The station was until December 2008 operated by Southeastern before it transferred to Southern, whose green signage was installed before October 2008.
Accidents and incidents
- On 28 July 1845, a light engine was in a rear-end collision with a passenger train near Penshurst. Thirty people were injured.[2][3]
- On 20 January 1846, A bridge over the River Medway between Tunbridge and Penshurst collapsed whilst a freight train was passing over it. The driver was killed.[4]
Services
The typical off peak service is one train per hour east to Tonbridge, and west to London Victoria via Redhill and East Croydon.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Southern |
References
- ↑ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 183. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- ↑ Kidner, R. W. (1977) [1963]. The South Eastern and Chatham Railway. Tarrant Hinton: The Oakwood Press. p. 48.
- ↑ "Accident on the Dover Railway". The Times (18988). London. 29 July 1845. col A, p. 5.
- ↑ "FEARFUL AND FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY". The Times (19139). London. 21 January 1846. col D, p. 5.