Bat & Ball railway station is located on Bat & Ball Road in Sevenoaks

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...

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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)