Present Day
The Westerham Flyer, the Class H 0-4-4T No. 31518 locomotive which pulled the morning trains on the last day of service on Saturday 26 October 1961, is remembered in the name of the industrial estate which covers the footprint of the former station site and goods yard. "The Flyers Way Industrial Estate", served by "The Flyers Way" road, is made up of six light industrial units and backs on to original railway cottages. There is no plaque to commemorate the station's history, the only reminder of it being the base of the goods yard crane which is situated on a grass verge near the entrance to the site. It is, however, possible to trace the line of the trackbed eastwards around the site, past the railway cottages on an embankment and into nearby allotments.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | British Rail Southern Region |
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