Hollingbourne railway station
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Hollingbourne  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Hollingbourne, Maidstone England | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ834550 | ||||
| Managed by | Southeastern | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | HBN | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 July 1884 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  69,852 | ||||
| 2019/20 | 70,628 | ||||
| 2020/21 |  19,746 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 44,650 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 46,482 | ||||
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Hollingbourne railway station serves Hollingbourne in Kent, England. It was opened in 1884 and is 45 miles 2 chains (72.5 km) down the line from London Victoria.
The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern.
History
[edit]Hollingbourne station opened on 1 July 1884 as part of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway's extension of the line from Maidstone to Ashford West.[1] The goods yard was on the up side. It comprises five sidings, one of which served a goods shed and another served a cattle dock.[2] Freight facilities were withdrawn on 15 May 1961. The signal box closed on 14 April 1984.[3]
The station is unmanned; a self-service ticket machine is located on the up platform. (Platform 1)
Services
[edit]All services at Hollingbourne are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 and 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]
- 1 tph to London Victoria via Maidstone East
- 1 tph to Ashford International
Additional services, including trains to and from London Charing Cross call at the station during the peak hours.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Southeastern | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Historical Background.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Hollingbourne.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 1995, Illustration 95.
- ^ Table 197 National Rail timetable, June 2024
- Sources
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Swanley to Ashford. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-873793-45-6.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Hollingbourne railway station from National Rail
51°15′54″N 0°37′41″E / 51.265°N 0.628°E
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