Otford railway station

Otford railway station serves Otford in Kent. It is 24 miles 6 chains down the line from London Victoria. Train services are provided by Southeastern and Thameslink.

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 . It was purely an exchange station, with no access for the villagers of Otford. The station closed on 1 November 1880. The current Otford station opened on 1 August 1882. It was renamed Otford Junction in 1904, reverting to its original name on 7 July 1929. The station had two through platforms and a bay platform, which was used by shuttle trains to Sevenoaks . The yard had two sidings, one of which served a goods shed. Freight facilities were withdrawn on 7 May 1962.

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