Trains to Tunbridge Wells - Station Details and further Information on Tunbridge Wells Train Services
Tunbridge Wells train station serves Tunbridge Wells in Kent, in England. The station and all trains serving it are currently operated by Southeastern. It is located directly on the double-tracked electrified Hastings Line.
The station is located in an open cut, and the railway line enters tunnels in both directions. The ticket office and platform 1 (generally used by northbound trains) can be accessed directly from street level on the west side of the station or by a footbridge from the east side; platform 2 (generally used by southbound trains) is accessible only by stairs - there is a gate at the south end of platform 2 giving step-free access which is usually kept locked but which station staff will open on request for those who need it. Both platforms are signalled for reversible working - trains can arrive/depart at either platform in either direction. The station is, as of March 2009, being repainted into Southeastern colours as well as receiving general repairs to its roof and canopies.
Just beyond the tunnel at the south end of the station was Grove Junction, where trains took the single line branch to Tunbridge Wells West. The branch closed on 6 July 1985. Before the closure of the branch, the station was called Tunbridge Wells Central.
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