Dunton Green railway station

Dunton Green
Dunton Green
Location
Place	Dunton Green
Local authority	District of Sevenoaks
Grid reference	TQ514575
Operations
Station code	DNG
Managed by	Southeastern
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
	Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections; from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	0.178 million
2015/16	0.225 million
2016/17	0.229 million
2017/18	0.233 million
2018/19	0.260 million
History
Key dates	Opened 2 March 1868
	National Rail – UK railway stations
	Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dunton Green from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.;

Dunton Green railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, serving the village of Dunton Green, Kent. 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.

There is no ticket office or ticket machine. There is no Permit to Travel machine. The ticket office, in an 'up side' building, manned only during part of the day, became unstaffed during the early 1990s after which time there was a substantial increase in vandalism here. There is an electronic display of departures but no audio messaging.

There is a small car park (access via Station Road) which holds c. 20 cars. As of November 2008 the car park is no longer free, tickets must be purchased from the ticket machine in the car park.

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.

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is two trains per hour southbound to Sevenoaks and two trains per hour northbound to London Charing Cross, calling at all stations to Hither Green and then running fast to London Bridge.

The typical peak service from the station is one train per twenty minutes southbound to Sevenoaks also some services go through to Hastings (via Tunbridge Wells) and one train per twenty minutes northbound to London Cannon Street, calling at all stations to Grove Park and then running fast to London Bridge.

During the morning peak there are connecting fast services at Chelsfield for Dunton Green passengers travelling to London Bridge, Waterloo East and Charing Cross. There are similar services in the evening peak going towards Tunbridge Wells. Passengers can alight from this service at Chelsfield and catch a connecting service to Dunton Green.

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
Knockholt		Southeastern South Eastern Main Line Stopping Services	Sevenoaks
	Disused railways
Chevening Halt		British Rail Southern Region Westerham branch	Terminus

Gallery

Station platforms
Subway under site of Westerham Branch platform
Subway exit
A Southern Railway station name sign for Dunton Green station.

External links

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

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