Bat & Ball railway station
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| Bat & Ball | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Sevenoaks | ||
| Local authority | Sevenoaks | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | BBL | ||
| Managed by | Southeastern | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 68,671 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 71,586 | ||
| History | |||
| 2 June 1862 | Opened as "Sevenoaks" | ||
| 1 August 1869 | Renamed (Sevenoaks Bat & Ball) | ||
| 1 January 1917 | Closed | ||
| 1 March 1919 | Reopened | ||
| 5 June 1950 | Renamed (Bat & Ball)[1] | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * 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. | |||
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Bat & Ball railway station is located on Bat & Ball Road in Sevenoaks in Kent. Train services are provided by Southeastern.
The station opened in 1862. It was previously named Sevenoaks Bat & Ball and was renamed in 1950. The name derives from the Bat & Ball Inn, which no longer exists.
Bat and Ball station is in a relatively poor state of repair, and is unstaffed. There are no ticket facilities available from this station, meaning that many people need to use nearby Sevenoaks station.
[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 London Blackfriars, calling at all stations via Bromley South, Catford and Elephant & Castle.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otford | Southeastern Blackfriars - Sevenoaks (via Swanley) Line |
Sevenoaks | ||
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Bat & Ball railway station from National Rail
[edit] References
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 29.
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