Dunton Green

Dunton Green

 

Dunton Green station opened on 1st June 1871 and served as the junction where the Westerham Valley Railway branched off from the main Line. It played a crucial role in connecting the rural branch line, which included Westerham and Brasted stations, to the wider railway network. The station featured a goods yard, which facilitated the handling of freight traffic alongside passenger services, supporting local industries and commerce in the local area. Dunton Green remained an important hub for both passenger and goods transport throughout the operation of the Westerham Valley Railway.

Following the closure of the Westerham branch line, all associated platform structures were removed.

The demolition of buildings at Dunton Green  occurred in several phases as the site transitioned from

its Victorian origin to a unstaffed Station. In 1968 All structures on the downside were demolished and replaced by a featureless CLASP waiting shelter. The station’s signal box was closed on August 2, 1973, and subsequently demolished.

The final original structure from 1868, the main upside clapboard station building, was demolished in 1996. By this time, it had already lost its canopy and was heavily boarded up this was where the Branch platforms were.

Today, the only significant vintage structure remaining is the lattice footbridge which was installed second-hand from Grove Park. Worthy of mention is the rather dank, and dirty subway that goes under the former Branch platforms and leads to a foot-path.