Otford_railway_station
Otford railway station
Railway station in Kent, England
Otford railway station serves Otford in Kent. It is 24 miles 6 chains (38.7 km) down the line from London Victoria. Train services are provided by Southeastern and Thameslink.
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (September 2021) |
Otford  | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Otford, District of Sevenoaks England |
| Grid reference | TQ532593 |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | OTF |
| Classification | DfT category D |
| History | |
| Original company | London, Chatham and Dover Railway |
| Pre-grouping | South Eastern and Chatham Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 June 1874 | Otford Junction opened |
| 1 November 1880 | Otford Junction closed |
| 1 August 1882 | Otford opened |
| 1904 | Renamed Otford Junction |
| 7 July 1929 | Renamed Otford |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  0.429 million |
| Interchange |  35,950 |
| 2019/20 | 0.406 million |
| Interchange | 29,999 |
| 2020/21 | 97,292 |
| Interchange | 7,457 |
| 2021/22 | 0.267 million |
| Interchange | 18,998 |
| 2022/23 | 0.326 million |
| Interchange | 25,191 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
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 (TQ534584). It was purely an exchange station, with no access for the villagers of Otford. The station closed on 1 November 1880.[1] The current Otford station opened on 1 August 1882.[2] It was renamed Otford Junction in 1904, reverting to its original name on 7 July 1929.[3] The station had two through platforms and a bay platform, which was used by shuttle trains to Sevenoaks (Tubs Hill).[4] The yard had two sidings, one of which served a goods shed.[5] Freight facilities were withdrawn on 7 May 1962.[6]
Services at Otford are operated by Thameslink and Southeastern using Class 375, 377 and 700 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7]
- 1 tph to London Victoria
- 1 tph to London Charing Cross
- 2 tph to London Blackfriars via Catford
- 2 tph to Sevenoaks
- 1 tph to Maidstone East (calls at Borough Green & Wrotham and West Malling only)
- 1 tph to Ashford International (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 Welwyn Garden City via Finsbury Park during the peak hours.
On Sundays, the services between London Charing Cross and Maidstone East do not run.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Thameslink | ||||
| Southeastern | ||||
- Station platforms
- Mitchell & Smith 1994, Otford Junction.
- "History of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway". Kent Past. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- Mitchell & Smith 1994, Illustration 27.
- Mitchell & Smith 1994, Illustration 30.
- Mitchell & Smith 1994, Otford.
- Mitchell & Smith 1994, Illustration 34.
- Table 195, 196, 197 National Rail timetable, December 2022
- Sources
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1994). Swanley to Ashford. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-873793-45-6.
- Train times and station information for Otford railway station from National Rail