Uckfield railway station
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| Uckfield | |||
| Location | |||
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| Place | Uckfield | ||
| Local authority | Wealden | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | UCK | ||
| Managed by | Southern | ||
| Platforms in use | 1 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.147 million | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Uckfield (source) | |||
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Uckfield railway station serves Uckfield in East Sussex, England. Train services from the station are provided by Southern, and the station is the terminus for the Uckfield branch of the Oxted Line.
The line used to continue to Lewes, where a junction allowed trains to continue on to Eastbourne or Brighton, however this has been closed, and the track lifted. There is a campaign to re-open these few miles of railway.
Whereas the neighbouring East Grinstead line is electric, the Uckfield line is run only by diesel trains. It has been proposed many times that the line be electrified, but this is considered too expensive.
The typical off-peak service is one train per hour to London Bridge, calling at Buxted, Crowborough, Eridge, Ashurst (Kent), Cowden, Hever, Edenbridge Town, Hurst Green, Oxted and East Croydon. On Sundays this is reduced to an hourly shuttle to Oxted calling at all stations. Previously, trains from Uckfield only went as far as Oxted every day but since Southern took over the service it has been extended, increasing the amount of passengers.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Uckfield railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Uckfield railway station from Multimap.com
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| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | |||
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| Buxted | Southern Oxted Line Uckfield branch |
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