Frant railway station

Frant railway station is on the Hastings line in East Sussex, England, and serves the civil parish of Frant (although the station is actually located some 1.2 mi (2 km) from the village of that name, in the hamlet of Bells Yew Green).[1] It is 36 miles 53 chains (59.0 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.

Frant
The station building in 2002
Location
PlaceBells Yew Green, Frant
Local authorityWealden, East Sussex
Grid referenceTQ607363
Operations
Station codeFRT
Managed bySoutheastern
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryE
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 0.125 million
2015/16 0.126 million
2016/17 0.136 million
2017/18 0.140 million
2018/19 0.147 million
History
1851Opened
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Frant from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Frant railway station

It is also the nearest station to the Kentish village of Lamberhurst, 4.3 mi (7 km) away: an infrequent bus service (four to five journeys each way on Mondays to Saturdays) links Frant station with Lamberhurst.

History

The station was opened by the South Eastern Railway (SER) at the same time as the route, in 1851, and the original station building, which is situated on the Down (eastern) side of the line, remains in use. Designed by the company's architect, Wiliam Tress, and built of local ragstone in a Gothic lodge style, with a canopy added in 1905, it has been a Grade II listed building since 1982. The platforms are staggered: a common arrangement at early SER stations which allowed passengers to cross the line in relative safety behind two trains stopped at the station, although today the platforms are connected by a footbridge. From the 1960s until 1986, the station was served only at peak times on week days. However, since 1986, when the line was electrified, it has been served seven days a week.

Services

Train services are provided by Southeastern. The typical off-peak service is one train per hour to London Charing Cross via Tunbridge Wells, and one train per hour to Hastings.[2]

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Tunbridge Wells   Southeastern
Hastings line		   Wadhurst

References
  1. "National Rail Enquiries - Station facilities for Frant". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. Network Rail Timetable May 2010: Table 206

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