| Wivelsfield | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Burgess Hill |
| Local authority | Mid Sussex, West Sussex |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WVF |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.421 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.427 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.451 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.463 million |
| History | |
| 1854 | First station opened at Keymer Junction |
| 1 August 1886 | Present station opened |
| 1 July 1896 | Renamed (Wivelsfield) |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Wivelsfield from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Wivelsfield railway station serves World's End and other northern parts of Burgess Hill in West Sussex. It is approximately 2 miles from the village of Wivelsfield, which lies northeast of the town of Burgess Hill. The station is also 16 km (9.9 mi) north of Brighton. The station is just north of Keymer Junction, where the East Coastway Line towards Lewes and Eastbourne diverges from the Brighton Main Line and Thameslink.
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The London Brighton and South Coast Railway opened a station called Keymer Junction on the Lewes line, just beyond the junction, towards the end of 1854, although, it appears that some trains may have called at Keymer Crossing from the completion of the junction in 1847.[1] The station was closed on 1 November 1883 to allow for the proposed remodelling of the junction. However, when the railway later sought Parliamentary authority to abandon their planned changes, they were required to provide a replacement station to the north of the junction on the present site.[2]
The second Keymer Junction station was opened on 1 August 1886 and retained that name until 1 July 1896 when it was renamed Wivelsfield. Construction of the new station involved widening a narrow, high embankment. Just over two months after it opened, heavy rain caused a landslip which caused a long section of the Up (northbound) platform, and the waiting room building, to collapse and fall down the embankment.
On 23 December 1899, a serious accident happened here, when a red signal was obscured by thick fog. A train from Brighton collided with a boat train from Newhaven Harbour at 40 mph, and six passengers were killed and twenty seriously injured.[3] The accident resulted in improvements made to the signalling at Keymer Junction.
Train services are provided by Southern and First Capital Connect.
The typical service from the station is:
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Haywards Heath | Southern East Coastway Line |
Plumpton or Lewes |
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| Haywards Heath | Southern Brighton Main Line |
Burgess Hill | ||
| First Capital Connect Thameslink |
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| Haywards Heath | Southern Gatwick Express Peak Times Only |
Burgess Hill | ||
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