West Hoathly railway station

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West Hoathly

The station remains seen in early 2006

Location

Location

Sharpthorne, West Hoathly

Area

Mid Sussex, West Sussex

Operations

Pre-grouping

London, Brighton and South Coast Railway

Post-grouping

Southern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Bluebell Railway

Platforms

History

1882

Station opened

1958

Station closed

1992

Line reopened

Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom

Closed railway stations in Britain
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West Hoathly is a closed railway station on what is now the Bluebell Railway. The station was closed in 1958 but was used by the contractors demolishing the line as a good place to bring equipment in and out.

Trains returned to the site of the station in 1992 with a passing loop installed to allow engines to 'run round' their trains, however this was removed with opening of the extension to Kingscote in 1994.

Today much of the platforms remain in place and it has recently become the site of a large store of ballast and sleepers for the future extension to East Grinstead. Despite its name it is situated in the village of Sharpthorne, half a mile from West Hoathly. It is sited immediately to the north of Sharpthorne Tunnel, the longest tunnel in UK preservation. Plans to reopen the station are frequently floated as it is the only station in an urban area on the line south of East Grinstead, but these have largely been knocked back. Indeed the land where the old platforms remain was in danger of being sold off for housing to fund the northern extension.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Horsted Keynes		Lewes and East Grinstead Railway London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Southern Railway Southern Region Lewes to East Grinstead line (The Bluebell Line)		Kingscote