Borough Green & Wrotham railway station
Borough Green & Wrotham 
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| Location | |
| Place | Borough Green |
| Local authority | Tonbridge and Malling |
| Grid reference | TQ608574 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BRG |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | D |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.430 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.425 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.412 million |
| 2014/15 |
 0.416 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.421 million |
| History | |
| 1 June 1874 | opened as Wrotham |
| 18 June 1962 | renamed Borough Green & Wrotham |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Borough Green & Wrotham from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Borough Green & Wrotham railway station is located in Borough Green in Kent. Train services are provided by Southeastern.
Wrotham station opened on 1 June 1874, as part of the Maidstone Line from Swanley to Maidstone. The station was later renamed Wrotham & Boro Green. The goods yard had three sidings. One of them served a goods shed, another extended northwards to serve a Ragstone quarry. A 5-ton capacity crane was provided. Freight facilities were withdrawn on 9 September 1968. East of the station, there was a private siding at Platt, and a public siding at Offham. This closed on 6 September 1961.
In Spring 2008, the concrete footbridge spanning the tracks to link the platforms was condemned and replaced by a new bridge immediately to the west.
The ticket office in the 'down side' station building is manned for part of the day. At other times, a passenger-operated ticket machine, installed in the mid-2000s at the station entrance, suffices.
The typical off-peak service from the station is 2 trains per hour to Ashford International via Maidstone East and 2 trains per hour to London Victoria.
There is also a peak hour service via Thameslink across London, serving City Thameslink, Farringdon and St Pancras International before travelling onto Bedford.
Coordinates: 51°17′35″N 0°18′20″E / 51.29300°N 0.30564°E
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