Bat & Ball railway station
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| Bat & Ball | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Sevenoaks |
| Local authority | Sevenoaks |
| Coordinates | 51°17′24″N 0°11′39″E / 51.2899°N 0.1942°ECoordinates: 51°17′24″N 0°11′39″E / 51.2899°N 0.1942°E |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BBL |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 68,671 |
| 2005/06 * | 71,586 |
| 2006/07 * | 91,963 |
| History | |
| Original company | Sevenoaks, Maidstone and Tonbridge Railway |
| Pre-grouping | SE&CRCJMC |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| 2 June 1862 | Opened as Sevenoaks[1] |
| 1 August 1869 | Renamed as Sevenoaks Bat & Ball[1] |
| 1 January 1917 | Closed[1] |
| 1 March 1919 | Reopened[1] |
| 5 June 1950 | Renamed as Bat & Ball[2] |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bat & Ball from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
Bat & Ball railway station is located on Bat & Ball Road in Sevenoaks in Kent. Train services are provided by Southeastern.
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[edit] History
The station opened in 1862.[1] It was previously named Sevenoaks Bat & Ball and was renamed in 1950.[2] The name derives from the Bat & Ball Inn, which no longer exists.
[edit] Facilities
Bat and Ball station is in a relatively poor state of repair, and is unstaffed. The limited service and facilities here mean that many people use[citation needed] nearby Sevenoaks.
The ticket office, in the substantial 'down side' station building, which is manned only during part of the day, became unstaffed during the early 1990s after which time there was a substantial increase in vandalism here[citation needed]; a PERTIS 'permit to travel' machine is located at the entrance to the southbound platform on the 'down' side.
[edit] Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is two trains per hour southbound to Sevenoaks and two trains per hour northbound to Kentish Town via Catford, St Pancras Int
From 23 March 2009, most of the stopping service to/from Blackfriars were re-extended (resuming a service pattern from the 1980s) across Central London via the 'Thameslink' route to Kentish Town off-peak, and through to Luton and Bedford in the peaks.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Otford | Southeastern Sevenoaks - Bedford (via Swanley) Line |
Sevenoaks | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Otford | SE&CRCJMC Sevenoaks, Maidstone and Tonbridge Railway |
Sevenoaks Tubs Hill[3] | ||
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
[edit] Sources
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
