Borough Green & Wrotham railway station

Wrotham station opened on 1 June 1874, as part of the Maidstone Line from Swanley to Maidstone.^[1] The station was initially named after Wrotham, which lies 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north. The station was later renamed Wrotham & Borough Green, and then Borough Green & Wrotham as Borough Green grew in size relative to Wrotham.^[2] The goods yard had three sidings. One of them served a goods shed, another extended northwards to serve a Ragstone quarry.^[3] A 5-ton capacity crane was provided.^[4] Freight facilities were withdrawn on 9 September 1968.^[5] East of the station, there was a private siding at Platt,^[6] and a public siding at Offham. This closed on 6 September 1961.^[2]

In Spring 2008, the concrete footbridge spanning the tracks to link the platforms was condemned and replaced by a new bridge immediately to the west.^{[citation needed]}

The ticket office in the 'down side' station building is staffed for part of the day. At other times, a passenger-operated ticket machine, installed in the mid-2000s at the station entrance, suffices.^{[citation needed]}

All services at Borough Green & Wrotham are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 and 377 EMUs.^{[citation needed]}

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[7]

• 1 tph to London Victoria
• 1 tph to London Charing Cross
• 1 tph to Maidstone East (calls at 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.^{[citation needed]}

On Sundays, the services between London Charing Cross and Maidstone East do not run.^{[citation needed]}

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Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Kemsing or Otford		Southeastern Kent Downs line		West Malling

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