General information | |||||
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Location | Royal Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells England | ||||
Grid reference | TQ584392 | ||||
Managed by | Southeastern | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | TBW | ||||
Classification | DfT category C1 | ||||
Key dates | |||||
20 September 1845 | first station opened [1] | ||||
25 November 1846 | present station opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 3.625 million | ||||
Interchange | 40,320 | ||||
2020/21 | 0.736 million | ||||
Interchange | 7,440 | ||||
2021/22 | 2.097 million | ||||
Interchange | 21,915 | ||||
2022/23 | 2.566 million | ||||
Interchange | 72,163 | ||||
2023/24 | 2.839 million | ||||
Interchange | 70,744 | ||||
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Tunbridge Wells train station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and serves Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent. It is 34 miles 32 chains (55.4 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.
The first station was a temporary terminus opened on 20 September 1845 situated north of Wells Tunnel. This closed when the line was extended to the present station which opened on 25 November 1846. It became a through station in 1851 when the line opened to Robertsbridge and a year later opened through to Hastings. The LBSCR line from Grove Junction to Tunbridge Wells (West) opened in 1867 for goods and 1876 for passenger. Immediately after becoming part of the Southern Railway in 1923 the station was named Tunbridge Wells Central.
Just beyond Grove Tunnel[ clarification needed ] at the south end of the station was Grove Junction,where trains took the single line branch to Tunbridge Wells West. The branch closed on 6 July 1985.
In 1985 preparation for electrification the platforms were rebuilt and the tracks were resignalled. Electric trains started running in 1986. The station again became just Tunbridge Wells.
Since 1974,the up side of the station only has been Grade II listed. [2]
All services at Tunbridge Wells are operated by Southeastern using Class 375,465 and 466 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: [3]
Additional services,including trains to and from and London Cannon Street and Ore call at the station in the peak hours.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Southeastern | ||||
Disused railways | ||||
High Brooms Line and station open | British Rail Southern Region | Tunbridge Wells West Line closed,station open (Spa Valley Railway) | ||
Terminus | British Rail Southern Region |
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