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High Brooms railway station
Railway station in Kent, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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.
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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.
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