Edenbridge Town railway station

Edenbridge Town railway station is one of two stations serving Edenbridge in Kent, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southern, and it is on the Uckfield branch of the Oxted line, 25 miles 47 chains (25.59 miles, 41.18 km) from London Bridge.

Edenbridge Town
National Rail
The platforms at Edenbridge Town, looking southeast
General information
LocationEdenbridge, District of Sevenoaks
England
Grid referenceTQ445465
Managed bySouthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeEBT
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened2 January 1888
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.302 million
 Interchange Decrease 13,252
2019/20Increase 0.381 million
 Interchange Increase 13,656
2020/21Decrease 0.126 million
 Interchange Decrease 1,979
2021/22Increase 0.247 million
 Interchange Increase 6,438
2022/23Increase 0.281 million
 Interchange Increase 8,188
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Facilities

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The station has a ticket office which is staffed during Monday-Saturday mornings (06:30-13:05 Mon-Fri, 07:00-13:30 Sat). At other times, the station is unstaffed and tickets can be purchased from the self-service ticket machine at the station.

The station has passenger help points and covered seating areas available on both platforms which are linked by a subway. There are also toilets at the station which are open when the station is staffed. The station has a free car park (operated by Saba Parking) and taxi-rank at its main entrance.[1] There is also a cycle rack at the station entrance.

The London-bound platform is accessible without steps, but the Uckfield-bound platform can be reached only by the stepped subway and so is not accessible. [2]

Services

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171723 and 171724 at Edenbridge Town with a Southern service to Uckfield
 
The platforms, looking northwest
 
A 1910 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Edenbridge Town railway station.

All services at Edenbridge Town are operated by Southern using Class 171 DMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]

Services increase to 2 tph in each direction during the peak hours.

On Sundays, the northbound service runs as far as Oxted only.

Preceding station   National Rail Following station
Southern
Uckfield Branch

Connections

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Metrobus routes 231, 233 and 236 serve the station providing connections to Oxted, East Grinstead and Tunbridge Wells.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Saba Parking UK". www.sabaparking.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Edenbridge Town Station Information". Southern, August 2020.
  3. ^ Table 182 National Rail timetable, May 2022
  4. ^ "Edenbridge Station Onward Travel Information" (PDF). National Rail. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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