Edenbridge railway station

Railway station in Kent, England

51°12′29″N 0°03′40″E / 51.208°N 0.061°E / 51.208; 0.061Grid referenceTQ440474Managed bySouthernPlatforms2Other informationStation codeEBRClassificationDfT category F1Key dates26 May 1842OpenedPassengers2018/19Increase 0.288 million Interchange Decrease 75,1372019/20Decrease 0.208 million Interchange Decrease 58,7052020/21Decrease 68,602 Interchange Decrease 9,5472021/22Increase 0.135 million Interchange Increase 29,2002022/23Increase 0.154 million Interchange Increase 39,025 Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
377311 and 377308 at Edenbridge with Southern services bound for Redhill and Tonbridge respectively
A 1910 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Edenbridge railway station.

Edenbridge railway station is one of two stations serving Edenbridge in Kent, England. It is 33 miles 3 chains (33.04 miles, 53.17 km) measured from London Charing Cross via Redhill. Train services are operated by Southern.

History

The station was opened on 26 May 1842.

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 Redhill North Downs Line service.

In 2007, a PERTIS machine was installed at the street entrance to the Tonbridge-bound platform. This has since been replaced with a self-service ticket vending machine as common on larger stations. Until December 2008 Edenbridge station was operated by Southeastern before it transferred to Southern, whose green signage was installed before October 2008.

Facilities

Edenbridge station is unstaffed and facilities are limited. Tickets can be purchased from the self-service ticket machine at the station and there are passenger help points located on each platforms. There is also a basic shelter located on each platform. The station has a free car park (operated by Saba Parking).[1]

The Tonbridge bound platform is accessible without steps although the Redhill bound platform is only reachable through the use of steps.[2]

Connections

Metrobus routes 231, 233 and 236 serve the station providing connections to Oxted, East Grinstead and Tunbridge Wells.[3]

Services

All services at Edenbridge are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service is one train per hour in each direction between Redhill and Tonbridge. A small number of additional services call at the station during the peak hours.[4]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southern

See also

References

  1. ^ "Saba Parking UK". www.sabaparking.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Edenbridge Station Information". Southern, August 2020.
  3. ^ "Edenbridge Station Onward Travel Information" (PDF). National Rail. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. ^ Table 183 National Rail timetable, December 2023

External links

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  • Train times and station information for Edenbridge railway station from National Rail
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Railway stations in Kent
London Charing Cross to Gillingham

Other alternative routes from London to Dartford via Sidcup and via Bexleyheath.

London Victoria to Ramsgate
via ChathamLondon Victoria to Dover
via ChathamLondon Victoria to Ashford
via Maidstone EastLondon St Pancras to Paris & Brussels
High Speed 1London Charing Cross to Dover
via TonbridgeLondon Charing Cross to HastingsLondon Bridge to UckfieldAshford to Ramsgate
via Canterbury WestDover to MargateRedhill–TonbridgeSittingbourne to Sheerness-on-SeaAshford to St Leonards
MarshlinkStrood to Paddock Wood
Medway Valley Line
Heritage railways
East Kent Railway
Kent & East Sussex RailwayRomney, Hythe & Dymchurch RailwaySpa Valley Railway
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Southern routes serving this station
Redhill lines
Stations in italics are served on limited occasions, at peak hours or on Sundays only.