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The South Eastern Railway (SER) first reached Tonbridge (then known as Tunbridge) in May 1842. [2] The site of the original station was on the east side of the road bridge over the railway, opposite its current location to the west of the bridge. [3] The building of the station obliterated the last remains of Tonbridge Priory. [4]
This is a route-map template for the Tonbridge railway station, a UK railway station.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
Headcorn station was to be rebuilt on a similar plan in 1924. [7] Construction began in November 1837 from Reigate Junction eastwards, and in both directions from Tunbridge. The line from London Bridge to Tunbridge opened on 26 May 1842. The line between Tonbridge and Ashford opened on 1 December 1842. [8]
The state highway passes the Annandale campus of Northern Virginia Community College, whose access road is SR 376 (Lake Drive), before meeting I-495 (Capital Beltway) at a cloverleaf interchange. In the commercial center of Annandale, westbound SR 236 receives the western terminus of SR 244 (Columbia Pike), whose southernmost segment is one-way ...
The station is unstaffed and there is a self-service ticket machine available as well as information screens and help points for train information. Step-free access is available to the Tonbridge bound platform only at the station. [1] There is a small free car park and bicycle storage is available at the station. [2]
The station was immediately adjacent to Leigh signal box, which had been commissioned in 1902 to reduce the length of the block sections between Penshurst and Tonbridge. [82] Initially the station was constructed entirely in wood, but the platforms were rebuilt in concrete in 1961 [83] and gas lighting was provided around the same time. [84]
It became a through station in 1851 when the line opened to Robertsbridge and a year later opened through to Hastings. The LBSCR line from Grove Junction to Tunbridge Wells (West) opened in 1867 for goods and 1876 for passenger. Immediately after becoming part of the Southern Railway in 1923 the station was named Tunbridge Wells Central.
On 16 March 1949, "Schools" Class locomotive 30932 Blundells was derailed at the station. [9] At 02:02 on 8 December 1961, a goods train was setting back at Paddock Wood station when the 00:20 goods from Hoo Junction to Tonbridge, hauled by D6506, overran signals and collided with it. The wreckage from the accident piled up under the bridge ...