Eynsford railway station

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Eynsford
Location
Place Eynsford
Local authority Sevenoaks
Operations
Station code EYN
Managed by Southeastern
Platforms in use 2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 * 0.131 million
2005/06 * 0.134 million
History
Key dates Opened 1 July 1862
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Eynsford from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Eynsford railway station serves Eynsford in Kent. Train services are provided by Southeastern.

[edit] History

The Swanley to Sevenoaks Bat & Ball line was opened on 2 June 1862, by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway, initially with just a single track. The station at Eynsford came into use the following month, with two platforms and a passing loop; the second track came in 1863.

The main station building is on the "down" side, two storeys high, with chimney stacks and arched window frames. On the "up" side is a shelter with an elaborate valance and sides for protection from the weather. The track was crossed at ground level until a lattice footbridge was built in about 1910. The signal cabin was positioned at the southern end of the "up" platform.

Eynsford's goods yard was positioned on the "down" side, to the south of the main building, and comprised a pair of sidings, one of which passed over a wagon turntable through the pitched-roof goods shed. The platforms were extended twice, first in 1894 and again in 1932 when they were lengthened at their southern ends, requiring the demolition of the signal box. This was replaced by a porch on the ground floor of the station building's platform side.

Electric services between Bickley and Sevenoaks were introduced on 6 January 1935 when the station lost its lattice footbridge to a prefabricated concrete replacement. Goods traffic ceased in May 1962 and the goods shed was demolished soon after.

Approximately 1 km to the North West lie the remains of Lullingstone station, built but never opened, as the development it was intended to serve never materialised. All that remains are the platforms (still in situ) and the platform canopies, now gracing Canterbury East station. Between the two, the line is taken over the River Darenth by an impressive 9-arch red-brick viaduct.

[edit] Service

The typical Monday to Saturday off-peak service from the station is

The Sunday service from the station is

  Preceding station     National Rail     Following station  
Swanley   Southeastern
Maidstone East Line
  Shoreham
  Southeastern
Blackfrias - Sevenoaks (via Swanley) Line
 
Disused Railways
Lullingstone   Southern Railway
Swanley to Ashford (via Maidstone East) Line
  Shoreham
  Southern Railway
Blackfrias - Sevenoaks (via Swanley) Line
 

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