Bat & Ball railway station
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Bat & Ball railway station is located on Bat & Ball Road in Sevenoaks
in Kent
. Train services are provided by Southeastern
.
SouthEastern Railway have fitted a electronic screen with the latest train times and calling points.
A PERTIS
'permit to travel' machine is located at the entrance to the southbound platform on the 'down' side.
Most people buy tickets on board trains.
Sevenoaks To Kentish Town / Bedford / St Albans (First Capital Connect)
Sevenoaks To London Victoria via Catford (SouthEastern Railway)
Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holidays -
Sevenoaks To London Victoria via Catford (SouthEastern Railway)
Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks is a commuter town situated on the London fringe of west Kent, England, some 20 miles south-east of Charing Cross, on one of the principal commuter rail lines from the capital...
in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
. Train services are provided by Southeastern
Southeastern (train operating company)
London & South Eastern Railway Limited, trading as Southeastern is a train operating company in south-east England. On 1 April 2006 it became the franchisee for the new Integrated Kent Franchise , replacing the publicly owned South Eastern Trains on the former South East Franchise...
.
History
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.Facilities
Bat and Ball station is small unstaffed station in Sevenoaks, Kent. There are no benches, adverts and or speakers in use.SouthEastern Railway have fitted a electronic screen with the latest train times and calling points.
A PERTIS
Permit to travel
In the ticketing system of the British rail network, a Permit to Travel provisionally allows passengers to travel on a train when they have not purchased a ticket in advance and the ticket office of the station they are travelling from is closed, without incurring a penalty fare.Since a large...
'permit to travel' machine is located at the entrance to the southbound platform on the 'down' side.
Most people buy tickets on board trains.
Services From Bat & Ball
Monday To Friday -Sevenoaks To Kentish Town / Bedford / St Albans (First Capital Connect)
Sevenoaks To London Victoria via Catford (SouthEastern Railway)
Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holidays -
Sevenoaks To London Victoria via Catford (SouthEastern Railway)