Eynsford railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Eynsford
code = EYN


manager = Southeastern
locale = Eynsford
borough = Sevenoaks
lowusage0405 = 131,424
lowusage0506 = 134,915
lowusage0607 = 140,268
platforms = 2
start = 1 July 1862

Eynsford railway station serves Eynsford in Kent. Train services are provided by Southeastern.

History

The Swanley to Sevenoaks Bat & Ball line was opened on 2 June 1862, by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway, initially with just a single track. The station at Eynsford came into use the following month, with two platforms and a passing loop; the second track came in 1863.

The main station building is on the "down" side, two storeys high, with chimney stacks and arched window frames. On the "up" side is a shelter with an elaborate valance and sides for protection from the weather. The track was crossed at ground level until a lattice footbridge was built in about 1910. The signal cabin was positioned at the southern end of the "up" platform.

Eynsford's goods yard was positioned on the "down" side, to the south of the main building, and comprised a pair of sidings, one of which passed over a wagon turntable through the pitched-roof goods shed. The platforms were extended twice, first in 1894 and again in 1932 when they were lengthened at their southern ends, requiring the demolition of the signal box. This was replaced by a porch on the ground floor of the station building's platform side.

Electric services between Bickley and Sevenoaks were introduced on 6 January 1935 when the station lost its lattice footbridge to a prefabricated concrete replacement. Goods traffic ceased in May 1962 and the goods shed was demolished soon after.

Approximately 1 km to the North West lie the remains of Lullingstone station, built but never opened, as the development it was intended to serve never materialised. All that remains are the platforms (still "in situ") and the platform canopies, now gracing Canterbury East station. Between the two, the line is taken over the River Darenth by an impressive 9-arch red-brick viaduct.

ervice

The typical Monday to Saturday off-peak service from the station is
*2tph (trains per hour) to London Blackfriars, calling at all stations via Bromley South, Catford and Elephant & Castle
*2tph to Sevenoaks

The Sunday service from the station is
*2tph to London Victoria calling at all stations via Bromley South and Catford
*2tph to Sevenoaks

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