Edenbridge railway station is one of two stations serving Edenbridge in Kent, England. It is measured from London Charing Cross via Redhill. Train services are operated by Southern.

History

The station was opened on 26 May 1842. In 1967 the station became unstaffed following which the original station buildings were demolished. In 1993 the line was electrified and services started to run through to London rather than being an extension of the Reading to Redhill North Downs Line service. In 2007, a PERTIS machine was installed at the street entrance to the Tonbridge-bound platform. This has since been replaced with a self-service ticket vending machine as common on larger stations. Until December 2008 Edenbridge station was operated by Southeastern before it transferred to Southern, whose green signage was installed before October 2008.

Facilities

Edenbridge station is unstaffed and facilities are limited. Tickets can be purchased from the self-service ticket machine at the station and there are passenger help points located on each platforms. There is also a basic shelter located on each platform. The station has a free car park (operated by Saba Parking). The Tonbridge bound platform is accessible without steps although the Redhill bound platform is only reachable through the use of steps.

Connections

Metrobus routes 231, 233 and 236 serve the station providing connections to Oxted, East Grinstead and Tunbridge Wells.

Services

All services at Edenbridge are operated by Southern using EMUs. The typical weekend off-peak service is one train per hour in each direction between Redhill and Tonbridge. In December 2023 the number of units used for the Monday to Friday service was reduced from 3 units to 2. As a result the train service was reduced from hourly off peak and half hourly at peak times to an irregular service without consistent departure times part the hour.

Future Plans

In early 2024 Network Rail created a research paper looking into options to increase rail use between Kent and Gatwick Airport. Five options are being looked are: