Frant railway station

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Frant National Rail
Location
Place Bells Yew Green, Frant
Local authority Wealden, East Sussex
Grid reference TQ607363
Operations
Station code FRT
Managed by Southeastern
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  86,963
2005/06 Increase 89,366
2006/07 Increase 98,874
2007/08 Increase 0.102 million
2008/09 Increase 0.121 million
2009/10 Decrease 0.113 million
2010/11 Increase 0.122 million
History
1851 Opened
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Frant from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Frant railway station

Frant railway station lies on the Hastings Line in East Sussex, England, 37 mi (59 km) from London Charing Cross. Although situated within the civil parish of Frant, the station is actually located some 1.2 mi (2 km) from the village of that name, in the hamlet of Bells Yew Green.

It is also the nearest station to the Kentish village of Lamberhurst, 4.3 mi (7 km) away: an infrequent bus service (four to five journeys each way on Mondays to Saturdays) links the village of Frant with Lamberhurst by way of Frant railway station.

History

The station was opened by the South Eastern Railway (SER) at the same time as the route, in 1851, and the original station building, which is situated on the Down (eastern) side of the line, remains in use. Designed by the company's architect, Wiliam Tress, and built of local ragstone in a Gothic lodge style, with a canopy added in 1905, it has been a Grade II listed building since 1982. The platforms are staggered: a common arrangement at early SER stations which allowed passengers to cross the line in relative safety behind two trains stopped at the station, although today the platforms are connected by a footbridge. From the 1960s until 1986, the station was served only at peak times on week days. However, since 1986, when the line was electrified, it has been served seven days a week.

Services

Train services are provided by Southeastern. The typical off-peak service is one train per hour to London Charing Cross via Tunbridge Wells, and one train per hour to Hastings.[1]

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Tunbridge Wells   Southeastern
Hastings Line Stopping
  Wadhurst

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Coordinates: 51°06′14.5″N 0°17′40″E / 51.104028°N 0.29444°E / 51.104028; 0.29444

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