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Railway station in Paddock Wood, Kent From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paddock Wood railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line and Medway Valley Line in south-east England, serving the town of Paddock Wood, Kent. The station also serves the villages of Matfield, Brenchley and Horsmonden, which do not have stations of their own. It is 34 miles 67 chains (56.1 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains calling there are operated by Southeastern.
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Location | Paddock Wood, Borough of Tunbridge Wells England | ||||
Coordinates | 51.1822°N 0.3890°E | ||||
Grid reference | TQ670452 | ||||
Managed by | Southeastern | ||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||
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Station code | PDW | ||||
Classification | DfT category C2 | ||||
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Opened | 31 August 1842 | ||||
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The South Eastern Railway opened a line from Redhill to Ashford and on to Dover during 1842.[1] This bypassed the county town of Maidstone, and a station named Maidstone Road was opened in a rural location on 31 August 1842 to serve the town, 8 miles (13 km) to the north.[2] The village of Paddock Wood developed quickly around the station, which took the name Paddock Wood on 25 September 1844 when the branch line to Maidstone West was opened.[1][3] Another branch line—the Hawkhurst Branch—to the village of Hawkhurst existed between 1892 and 1961.[4]
Paddock Wood Railway station appears in the novel Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens where, in chapter 55, the villain, Mr Carker, accidentally falls under a train at the station and is killed.[5]
The station has Up and Down platforms (1 and 2 respectively) with a pair of fast lines between them. On the Down side, a bay platform (platform 3) is used for the Medway Valley Line services to Maidstone and beyond. A matching bay platform existed on the Up side when the Hawkhurst branch was in operation. The main station building is on the Up platform; there are long canopies on both platforms. Transfer between platforms is by footbridge.[6]
All services at Paddock Wood are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7]
Additional services, including trains to and from London Cannon Street and Ramsgate via Deal call at the station during the peak hours.
On Sundays, the service to and from Strood is reduced to hourly.
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Terminus | Southeastern | |||
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Terminus | British Railways Southern Region |
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