Dunton Green railway station

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Dunton Green railway station - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 51°17′48″N 0°10′17″E / 51.2966°N 0.1713°E

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51°17′48″N 0°10′17″E / 51.2966°N 0.1713°E / 51.2966; 0.1713 (Dunton Green railway station)

Dunton Green

General information

Location

Dunton Green, District of Sevenoaks
England

Grid reference

TQ514575

Managed by

Southeastern

Platforms

Other information

Station code

DNG

Classification

DfT category F2

History

Opened

2 March 1868

Passengers

2019/20

0.259 million

2020/21

43,054

2021/22

0.153 million

2022/23

0.190 million

2023/24

0.199 million

Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Dunton Green railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, serving the Kent village of Dunton Green. It is 20 miles 46 chains (33.1 km) down the line from London Charing Cross and is situated between Knockholt and Sevenoaks stations. Trains calling at the station are operated by Southeastern.

History

Until 1961 this station served as the junction for the Westerham Valley Branch Line to Brasted and Westerham. When this line was constructed, a subway was built which passed under the branch platform and allowed access from the main station forecourt to a footpath leading west to Dunton Green. This subway remains in place today.^[1]

Accidents and incidents

On 23 April 2021, a tamper caught fire near the station and was severely damaged. Both lines were blocked. Services between Sevenoaks and Orpington were diverted.^[2]

Facilities

The station is unstaffed, having had its ticket office closed in the early 1990s. Tickets must now be purchased from the self-service ticket machine at the station which is also fitted with passenger help points and information screens on both platforms.

The station has a small car park which holds a total of 26 cars. The car park was free until November 2008 when charges were introduced and the car park is now operated by Saba Parking.^[3] There is also a small cycle rack at the station entrance.

The station has step-free access available to the London bound platform only as the Sevenoaks bound platform is only reachable through the use of steps.^[4]

Services

All services at Dunton Green are operated by Southeastern using Class 376, 465, 466 and 707 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[5]

2 tph to London Charing Cross via Grove Park and Lewisham
2 tph to Sevenoaks

Connections onto fast services to London, Tunbridge Wells and Hastings can be made by changing at Orpington or Sevenoaks.

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
Knockholt		Southeastern Grove Park Line	Sevenoaks
	Disused railways
Chevening Halt		British Rail Southern Region Westerham Valley Branch Line	Terminus

References

^ Gould, D., "Westerham Valley Railway", Locomotion Papers no. 72, The Oakwood Press, Blandford, 1974, p. 28-29.
^ "Train catches fire near Dunton Green station". BBC News. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
^ "Dunton Green station car park". Saba Parking. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "Dunton Green station information". Southeastern. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ Table 204 National Rail timetable, December 2022

External links

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Train times and station information for Dunton Green railway station from National Rail

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Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Southeastern routes

Southeastern routes serving this station
Metro via Elmstead Woods	London Charing Cross London Waterloo East London Cannon Street London Bridge New Cross St Johns Lewisham Hither Green Grove Park Elmstead Woods Chislehurst Petts Wood Orpington Chelsfield Knockholt Dunton Green Sevenoaks

Stations in italics are served on limited occasions, at peak hours or on Sundays only.

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