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Location notes
Knockholt Station is near the small villages if Pratt`s Bottom and Chelsfield in Kent. Knockholt village itself is actually a few miles away. The area surrounding the station is very quiet.
Railway type and traffic
The line is between Charring Cross and Dover, and mainly see use of Class 375 and 465 units. Normally, there a stopping train every hour in each direction. This line also sees a little freight use, often seeing class 92s in action.
Environment
The station is usually very quiet, and is only manned on weekday mornings.
Road directions
The station is not far from junction 4 on the M25. Exit at the junction, and head towards Bromley on the A21. Go straight over the large roundabout you come to. Just before the dual carriageway narrows into single file, you will need to take the left hand turn. Follow this road, and the station is on the left.
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Knockholt Station map co-ordinates
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Knockholt Station map co-ordinates
Parking
There is ample parking in the station car park.
Public transport
There is a bus, about every two hours into Orpington, excluding Sundays.
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Amenities
No amenities at the station itself, but there are a few good pubs in nearby Badgers Mount. The large Polhill garden centre also has a good cafe.
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Knockholt Station
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Knockholt Station
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Knockholt Station
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Photographic notes
Shots can be taken in both directions, and from both platforms. Shots can also be taken from the footbridge.
For video: There is a builder's yard alongside the Up (London bound) platform. Skip lorries and JCBs are working constantly including Saturdays, but I don't know about Sundays. Loud steam locos and poss other trains should drown out the sound as they pass but quieter trains may not.
For video: There is a builder's yard alongside the Up (London bound) platform. Skip lorries and JCBs are working constantly including Saturdays, but I don't know about Sundays. Loud steam locos and poss other trains should drown out the sound as they pass but quieter trains may not.
General views - All photographs © Jason Rodhouse unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
Fig 2 - Looking east
Fig 3 - Looking east
Fig 4 - Looking west
Fig 5 - Looking west
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This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
