General information | |||||
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Location | Headcorn, Borough of Maidstone England | ||||
Grid reference | TQ837439 | ||||
Managed by | Southeastern | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | HCN | ||||
Classification | DfT category D | ||||
Key dates | |||||
31 August 1842[1] | Opened | ||||
19 May 1905 | Opening of the KESR | ||||
1924–1930 | Remodelled | ||||
4 January 1954 | Closure of the KESR | ||||
2 April 1962[2] | Goods services withdrawn | ||||
1988–1989 | Rebuilt | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 0.610 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.108 million | ||||
2021/22 | 0.361 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.468 million | ||||
2023/24 | 0.537 million | ||||
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Headcorn railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, serving the village of Headcorn, Kent. It is 45 miles 20 chains (72.8 km) down the line from London Charing Cross . The station and all trains that serve the station are operated by Southeastern.
Headcorn was, until January 1954, the northern terminus of the Kent & East Sussex Railway although their platform was named Headcorn Junction.