Dunton Green railway station is on the

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in England, serving the village of

Dunton Green Dunton Green is a small village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It lies in the valley of the River Darent, north of the town of Sevenoaks. Dunton Green is designated as being part of the Kent Downs area of outstandin ...

, Kent. It is down the line from London Charing Cross and is situated between and stations. Trains calling at the station are operated by

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History

Until 1961 this station served as the junction for the Westerham Valley Branch Line to Brasted and

Westerham Westerham is a town and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located 3.4 miles east of Oxted and 6 miles west of Sevenoaks, adjacent to the Kent border with both Greater London and Surrey. It is recorded as early as t ...

. 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.

Accidents and incidents

On 23 April 2021, a tamper caught fire near the station and was severely damaged. Both lines were blocked. Services between and were diverted.

Facilities

The station is unstaffed, having had its ticket office closed in the early 1990s. Tickets must now be purchased from the self-service

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at the station which is also fitted with passenger help points and information screens on both platforms. The station has a small car park which holds a total of 26 cars. The car park was free until November 2008 when charges were introduced and the car park is now operated by Saba Parking. There is also a small cycle rack at the station entrance. The station has step-free access available to the

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bound platform only as the

Sevenoaks Sevenoaks is a town in Kent with a population of 29,506 situated south-east of London, England. Also classified as a civil parishes in England, civil parish, Sevenoaks is served by a commuter South Eastern Main Line, main line railway into Lon ...

bound platform is only reachable through the use of steps.

Services

All services at Dunton Green are operated by

using , , and

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. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 2 tph to London Charing Cross via and * 2 tph to Connections onto fast services to London, and can be made by changing at or .

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunton Green Railway Station Railway stations in Kent DfT Category F2 stations Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1868 Railway stations served by Southeastern