Bishopstone railway station
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| Bishopstone | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Seaford | ||
| Local authority | Lewes | ||
| Grid reference | TV469998 | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | BIP | ||
| Managed by | Southern | ||
| Platforms in use | 1 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 17,128 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 18,099 | ||
| History | |||
| 26th September 1938 | Opened | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bishopstone from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Bishopstone railway station is located on the western side of Seaford in East Sussex, England. The station has one platform, and train services from the station are provided by Southern, and the station is on the Seaford Branch of the East Coastway Line.
The station was opened on 26th September 1938, the same day that the nearby station at Tide Mills, East Sussex was closed. The design is similar to that of Arnos Grove tube station which was designed by Charles Holden. The original plans show that the station was designed with male and female toilets, a bookstall and a parcels office as well as a booking office.
In 1940 the octagonal tower was turned into a well disguised Pillbox (military blockhouse)
On 3rd July 1940 a train near Bishopstone Station was machine-gunned and bombed by a German fighter plane. The train driver was killed and several passengers were injured.
The last member of staff to work at the station was withdrawn in 1988. Today the old booking office and parcel office is occupied by a small newsagents
The Victorian Ordnance Survey map marks a Bishopstone Station a kilometre further west at grid reference TQ460003 at Tide Mills. That station was also called Bishopstone Beach Halt. Although it was closed in 1938 it reopened for a short time and was finally closed in December 1941.
Bishopstone Station is a listed building.
[edit] Services
The typical off-peak service is:
Additionally, there are two through trains to London Victoria station on weekday mornings, and one in the opposite direction in the evening.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Newhaven Harbour | Southern East Coastway Line Seaford branch |
Seaford | ||
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Bishopstone railway station from National Rail
