Sidings and Yards
There are extensive yards and storage sidings (tracks) on both the east and west sides of the station.
To the east of the station are Tonbridge East Sidings, four sidings and a two track shed used by Network Rail for maintenance equipment storage and materials delivery. These occupy part of the site of the former engine shed.
Further down the line towards Paddock Wood, there is the now disused Tonbridge Postal Siding. Opened in 1995 to handle mail and parcels traffic for the nearby Royal Mail sorting office, its use was short-lived owing to the loss of most mail traffic to road haulage.
To the west, between the Redhill line and the West Yard, are the four electrified 'Jubilee' sidings used to stable trains when not in service. The adjacent West Yard, owned by GB Railfreight, has sixteen tracks; it is now mainly used for stabling engineers' trains. These tracks are not electrified. The West Yard dates from 1941, when it was built as part of the improvements needed for freight train traffic during World War Two. The yard is spanned by a long footbridge carrying a public footpath.
Tonbridge Power (signal) Box stands at the eastern entrance to the Jubilee sidings and West Yard. Built in 1962, it is still in limited operational use.
Adjacent to the main London line there are two short electrified sidings (Tonbridge Down Main sidings) used for stabling trains when not in service.
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