Otford railway station
Otford 
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| Location | |
| Place | Otford |
| Local authority | District of Sevenoaks |
| Grid reference | TQ532593 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | OTF |
| 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 |
 0.385 million |
| – Interchange |
 37,810 |
| 2012/13 |
0.368 million |
| – Interchange |
38,034 |
| 2013/14 |
0.368 million |
| – Interchange |
39,390 |
| 2014/15 |
0.381 million |
| – Interchange |
47,393 |
| 2015/16 |
0.388 million |
| – Interchange |
32,896 |
| History | |
| Original company | London, Chatham and Dover Railway |
| Pre-grouping | South Eastern and Chatham Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| 1 June 1874 | Otford Junction opened |
| 1 November 1880 | Otford Junction closed |
| 1 August 1882 | Otford opened |
| 1904 | Renamed Otford Junction |
| 7 July 1929 | Renamed Otford |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Otford from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Otford railway station serves Otford in Kent. 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 (TQ534584). 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 (Tubs Hill). The yard had two sidings, one of which served a goods shed. Freight facilities were withdrawn on 7 May 1962.
From Monday 23 March 2009, most of the stopping train services to/from Blackfriars were extended (resuming a service pattern from the 1980s) across Central London via the 'Thameslink' route, serving City Thameslink, Farringdon, St Pancras International and Kentish Town, with some peak services extended to St Albans, Luton and Bedford.
The typical Monday to Saturday off-peak service from the station is:
The Sunday service from the station is
Station platforms
Coordinates: 51°18′47″N 0°11′49″E / 51.313°N 0.197°E
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