Otford railway station serves

Otford Otford is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It lies on the River Darent, north of Sevenoaks. Otford's four churches are the Anglican Church of St Bartholomew in the village centre, the Otford Methodist Ch ...

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

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History

The first station at Otford opened on 1 June 1874. It was located at the point where the lines to Bat & Ball and Maidstone diverge (). It was purely an exchange station, with no access for the villagers of Otford. The station closed on 1 November 1880. The current Otford station opened on 1 August 1882. It was renamed Otford Junction in 1904, reverting to its original name on 7 July 1929. The station had two through platforms and a bay platform, which was used by shuttle trains to Sevenoaks (Tubs Hill). The yard had two sidings, one of which served a goods shed. Freight facilities were withdrawn on 7 May 1962.

Services

Services at Otford are operated by

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using , and EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 1 tph to * 1 tph to London Charing Cross * 2 tph to London Blackfriars via * 2 tph to * 1 tph to (calls at and only) * 1 tph to (all stations) During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional hourly service between London Victoria and Ashford International. In addition, the service to London Blackfriars is extended to and from via during the peak hours. On Sundays, the services between London Charing Cross and Maidstone East do not run.

Gallery

Image:Otford Railway Station 2.jpg, Station platforms

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