Otford railway station

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.

For the station in Australia, see Otford railway station, New South Wales.

Otford
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
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
2023/24	0.401 million
Interchange	37,474
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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 (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to Sevenoaks (Tubs Hill).^[4] The yard had two sidings, one of which served a goods shed.^[5] Freight facilities were withdrawn on 7 May 1962.^[6]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

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 (semi-fast)
• 1 tph to Ashford International (all stations)

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours. In addition, the service to London Blackfriars is extended to and from Welwyn Garden City via Finsbury Park.

On Sundays, the services between London Charing Cross and Maidstone East do not run.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Shoreham		Thameslink Darent Valley Line		Bat & Ball
Swanley		Southeastern Kent Downs line		Kemsing or Borough Green & Wrotham

Gallery

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  Station platforms