High Brooms railway station

High Brooms railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and serves High Brooms and Southborough in the borough of Tunbridge Wells, Kent. It is 32 miles 70 chains (52.9 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.

High Brooms
General information
Location	Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells England
Coordinates	51.149°N 0.277°E / 51.149; 0.277
Grid reference	TQ592413
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	HIB
Classification	DfT category D
History
Opened	1893
Original company	South Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	South Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
1 March 1893	Opened as Southborough
21 September 1925	Renamed High Brooms
Passengers
2019/20	1.270 million
2020/21	0.292 million
2021/22	0.776 million
2022/23	0.924 million
2023/24	1.024 million
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

High Brooms was originally opened in 1893 as Southborough by the South Eastern Railway; it acquired its present name in 1925. It is situated on a five-mile gradient from Tonbridge to the north of the station.^[1] The main station buildings are on the northbound platform. There is a closed waiting room on the southbound platform. Access to the southbound platform is via stairs from a side entrance, and access to the northbound platform is at street level. A subway links the two platforms.

Services

All services at High Brooms are operated by Southeastern using Class 375, 465 and 466 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[2]

• 2 tph to London Charing Cross
• 2 tph to Hastings (1 semi-fast, 1 stopping)

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
Tonbridge		Southeastern Hastings Line		Tunbridge Wells
	Historical railways
Tonbridge		British Rail Southern Region Cuckoo Line		Tunbridge Wells Central