Dunton Green railway station
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Dunton Green | |||
Location | |||
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Place | Dunton Green | ||
Local authority | Sevenoaks | ||
Operations | |||
Station code | DNG | ||
Managed by | Southeastern | ||
Platforms in use | 2 | ||
Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
2004/05 * | 61,127 | ||
2005/06 * | 66,640 | ||
History | |||
Key dates | Opened 2 March 1868 | ||
National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dunton Green from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Dunton Green railway station serves the village of Dunton Green, on the outskirts of Sevenoaks in Kent. Train services are provided by Southeastern.
There is no ticket office or ticket machine. There is a Permit to Travel machine which is rarely working. There is an electronic display of departures but no audio messaging.
Until 1961 this station served as the terminus of the Westerham Valley Branch Line from Brasted and Westerham. When this line was constructed, a subway was built which passed under the branch platform and allowed access from the main station forecourt to a footpath leading west to Dunton Green. This subway remains in place today.
[edit] Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is one train per hour southbound to Sevenoaks and one train per hour northbound to London Charing Cross, calling at all stations to Lewisham and then running fast to London Bridge.
The typical peak service from the station is one train per twenty minutes southbound to Sevenoaks and one train per twenty minutes northbound to London Cannon Street, calling at all stations to Grove Park and then running fast to London Bridge.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Knockholt | Southeastern South Eastern Main Line via Paddock Wood |
Sevenoaks | ||
Southeastern London to Tunbridge Wells Stopping services via Sevenoaks |
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Disused Railways | ||||
Chevening Halt | British Rail Southern Region Westerham branch |
Terminus |
[edit] Gallery
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Dunton Green railway station from National Rail