Hollingbourne railway station

Hollingbourne
General information
Location	Hollingbourne, Maidstone England
Grid reference	TQ834550
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	HBN
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	1 July 1884
Passengers
2018/19	69,852
2019/20	70,628
2020/21	19,746
2021/22	44,650
2022/23	46,482
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Hollingbourne railway station serves Hollingbourne in Kent, England. It was opened in 1884 and is 45 miles 2 chains (72.5 km) down the line from London Victoria.

The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern.

History

Hollingbourne station opened on 1 July 1884 as part of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway's extension of the line from Maidstone to Ashford West.^[1] The goods yard was on the up side. It comprises five sidings, one of which served a goods shed and another served a cattle dock.^[2] Freight facilities were withdrawn on 15 May 1961. The signal box closed on 14 April 1984.^[3]

The station is unmanned; a self-service ticket machine is located on the up platform. (Platform 1)

Services

All services at Hollingbourne are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 and 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[4]

• 1 tph to London Victoria via Maidstone East
• 1 tph to Ashford International

During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional hourly service between London Victoria and Ashford International, increasing the service to 2 tph in each direction.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Bearsted		Southeastern Kent Downs line		Harrietsham

See also

• Hollingbourne Rural District
• Hollingbourne Downs
• Mills on Hollingbourne Stream

References

Sources

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1995). Swanley to Ashford. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-873793-45-6.

External links

London Charing Cross to GillinghamLondon Victoria to Ramsgate
via ChathamLondon Victoria to Dover
via ChathamLondon Victoria to Ashford
via Maidstone EastLondon St Pancras to Paris & Brussels
High Speed 1London Charing Cross to Dover
via TonbridgeLondon Charing Cross to HastingsLondon Bridge to UckfieldAshford to Ramsgate
via Canterbury WestDover to MargateRedhill–TonbridgeSittingbourne to Sheerness-on-SeaAshford to St Leonards
MarshlinkStrood to Paddock Wood
Medway Valley Line

Heritage railways

East Kent RailwayKent & East Sussex RailwayRomney, Hythe & Dymchurch RailwaySpa Valley Railway