Plumpton railway station

Plumpton
Location
Place	Plumpton Green
Local authority	Lewes (district)
Coordinates	50°55′44″N 0°03′36″W / 50.929°N 0.060°W / 50.929; -0.060Coordinates: 50°55′44″N 0°03′36″W / 50.929°N 0.060°W / 50.929; -0.060
Grid reference	TQ364161
Operations
Station code	PMP
Managed by	Southern
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	84,826
2005/06	91,179
2006/07	96,785
2007/08	0.115 million
2008/09	0.116 million
2009/10	0.121 million
2010/11	0.131 million
History
Original company	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Pre-grouping	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
June 1863	Station opened
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Plumpton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Plumpton railway station serves Plumpton Green in East Sussex. England. Train services are provided by Southern.

A public telephone is available at the station. On Platform 2 a metal seat is on the platform and one further seat under the platform roof. Platform 1 has a roof and shelter with 2 metal seats. There are help points with Braille signs to help passengers find out recorded information about trains running through Plumpton station. There is also a car park with 2 disabled parking spaces.

A staffed station, with a booking office open from 06:45 - 11:45 Monday to Friday on the Eastbourne-bound platform, was re-introduced here in the early 2000s, whilst a PERTIS ticket machine is also located on the London-bound platform. A Shere passenger-operated self-service ticket machines is located on the Eastbourne-bound platform; this had to be renewed in 2009 following a vandal attack on the previous machine shortly after it was installed.

The station adjoins Plumpton Racecourse. A separate 'Race Platform' was provided immediately to the north of the existing station and provided direct entry to the racecourse. Sometime in the 1980s, in line with a switch from public to private travel, the falling number of racegoers could be safely handled at the station and the race platforms were taken out of use.

An hourly service runs in each direction, with additional trains at peak periods.

History

Plumpton lies on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway "cut-off" line between Keymer Junction, near Wivelsfield on the Brighton Main Line, and Lewes. The erstwhile Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway were authorised to build the line in 1845; the LBSCR purchased it and opened the link on 1 October 1847. However, there was no immediate demand for services and the station did not open until June 1863.^[1]

The road crossing was established in 1849 and was hand operated until the establishment of the Signal Box in 1891. That signal box, now reduced in status to a crossing box, under the supervision of Three Bridges PSB, remains as a Grade II Listed Building.

Services

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Haywards Heath or Wivelsfield		Southern East Coastway Line		Cooksbridge or Lewes

References

1. ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 186. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508. 

External links

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