High Brooms railway station explained

High Brooms
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells
Country:England
Coordinates:51.149°N 0.277°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:Southeastern
Platforms:2
Code:HIB
Classification:DfT category D
Original:South Eastern Railway
Pregroup:South Eastern and Chatham Railway
Postgroup:Southern Railway
Opened:1893
Years:1 March 1893
Events:Opened as Southborough
Years1:21 September 1925
Events1:Renamed High Brooms
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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 32chain70chain down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.

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, and EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

Additional services, including trains to and from and London Cannon Street and call at the station in the peak hours.

References

  1. Body, Geoffrey. PSL Field Guide – Railways of the Southern Region (1984), page 110. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Cambridge.