Hildenborough railway station

Hildenborough railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, serving Hildenborough, Kent, and the surrounding villages. It is 27 miles 2 chains (43.5 km) down the line from London Charing Cross and is situated between Sevenoaks and Tonbridge. Trains calling at the station are operated by Southeastern.

Hildenborough
The station building in 2006
Location
PlaceHildenborough
Local authorityBorough of Tonbridge and Malling
Coordinates51.2142°N 0.2277°E / 51.2142; 0.2277
Grid referenceTQ556485
Operations
Station codeHLB
Managed bySoutheastern
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryD
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 0.633 million
2015/16 0.597 million
2016/17 0.602 million
2017/18 0.583 million
2018/19 0.601 million
History
Key datesOpened 1 May 1868 (1 May 1868)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hildenborough from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

Trains from the station run northbound to Charing Cross via Orpington and southbound to Tunbridge Wells. Trains also run to London Cannon Street and Ashford International during peak times.

Services

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[1]

During the peak hours, there are also additional services to London Cannon Street, Ashford International, Dover Priory and Ramsgate.

On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly but extends beyond Tunbridge Wells to Hastings.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Southeastern
Hastings Line

Accidents and incidents
  • On 6 July 1970, a freight train was derailed at Hildenborough. The line was blocked for three days.[2]

The station is located 1 km from the centre of Hildenborough.

The station is served during the peak hours by the Go Coach operated routes 200 and 235 which provide links to Hildenborough, Leigh and Penshurst.

References
  1. "Timetable 4: London to Tunbridge Wells and Hastings" (PDF). Southeastern, May 2020.
  2. Moody, G. T. (1979) [1957]. Southern Electric 1909-1979 (Fifth ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan Ltd. p. 211. ISBN 0 7110 0924 4.


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