Crowhurst railway station

Crowhurst railway station is on the main London - Tunbridge Wells - Hastings line in East Sussex in England, and serves Crowhurst. Train services are provided by Southeastern.

History

Although the section of the Hastings line through Crowhurst was completed in 1852, no station existed at this location until the South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) built a branch line to Bexhill West in 1902. This was in response to the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) opening a new station at Bexhill Central the previous year, replacing an earlier facility at Bulverhythe.^[1] Crowhurst served as a junction station, with Up and Down through platforms and a bay platform at the southern end of each until closure of the Bexhill West branch in 1964. Most of the station buildings have been demolished,^[2] but the remains of the bay platforms are still visible and a small building survives on the Up side. The station is normally unstaffed.

Services

The typical off-peak service is one train per hour to London Charing Cross via Tunbridge Wells and one train per hour to Hastings.^[3]

Gallery

References

1. ^ Body, Geoffrey. PSL Field Guide – Railways of the Southern Region (1984), page 45. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Cambridge. ISBN 0-85059-664-5
2. ^ Body, page 75.
3. ^ Network Rail Timetable May 2010: Table 206

External links

• Train times and station information for Crowhurst railway station from National Rail