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Location notes
'Royal' Tunbridge Wells is a town in Kent, and the station is on the Hastings line.
Railway type and traffic
The station is served by South Eastern trains, Most services are to Hastings or Charring Cross from here.
Environment
This location is a staffed station, and can be quite busy at certain times of the day.
Road directions
Tunbridge Wells is just off the A21. Head west on the A264. This will take you almost straight to the station! As you near the town centre, you need to take the A26 (Mount Pleasant road) which will be on your left - this runs parallel with the 'back entrance' to the station. Simply cross the bridge and turn right for the front entrance.
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Tunbridge Wells Station map co-ordinates
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Tunbridge Wells Station map co-ordinates
Parking
There are a few places to the station front where you can park, but there are a couple of large car-parks nearby if you can not find a space here.
Public transport
Amenities
The station has toilets and a buffet. There are plenty more shops and cafe in the town centre itself.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
It might be necessary to adjust the time to suit your visit, this link should open with the current day.
Tunbridge Wells Station
Streetmap links
Tunbridge Wells Station general view map
Tunbridge Wells Station close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Tunbridge Wells Station
It might be necessary to adjust the time to suit your visit, this link should open with the current day.
Tunbridge Wells Station
Googly map
Tunbridge Wells Station general view map
Tunbridge Wells Station close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Tunbridge Wells Station
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Photographic notes
The line here runs pretty much north-south, and as such photos of northbound trains can be difficult during 'normal' daytime hours if the sun is shining.
General views - All photographs © Jason Rodhouse unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north - Image © Victoria Rodhouse
Fig 2 - Looking south - Image © Victoria Rodhouse
Fig 3 - Looking north
Fig 4 - Looking south
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
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.
