Robertsbridge railway station

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Robertsbridge National Rail
Location
Place Robertsbridge
Local authority Rother
Grid reference TQ733235
Operations
Station code RBR
Managed by Southeastern
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  0.213 million
2005/06 Increase 0.225 million
2006/07 Increase 0.237 million
2007/08 Increase 0.251 million
2008/09 Increase 0.272 million
2009/10 Decrease 0.259 million
2010/11 Increase 0.261 million
History
1 September 1851 Opened
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Robertsbridge from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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View southward, towards Hastings in 1954
Last Train on the K&ESR in 1954

Robertsbridge railway station is on the Hastings Line in East Sussex in England, and serves Robertsbridge. Train services are provided by Southeastern.

History

A 1906 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (lower right) railways in the vicinity of Robertsbridge. SER in pink; KESR in blue.

Robertsbridge was temporarily the terminus of the South Eastern Railway's (SER) "Hastings Line" from Tunbridge Wells. This section was opened on 1 September 1851, with the 5.99 mile (9.64 km)[1] stretch to Battle following four months later. A connection was then made with the existing route to Hastings on 1 February 1852;[2] the line connecting St Leonards (West Marina) with Hastings having been opened by the SER on 13 February 1851, and which initially gave the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway access to the latter town.[3] A large station building was provided on the Down side, along with a signal box at the south end of the Down platform.

Robertsbridge became a junction in 1900 with the opening of the Rother Valley Light Railway to Tenterden. The line was extended to Headcorn in 1905, and was renamed the Kent and East Sussex Railway. In 1954 all regular passenger services were withdrawn and the line beyond Tenterden Town was completely closed. The line to Tenterden continued to be used by freight services and occasional special passenger trains (e.g. hop pickers trains) until closed by British Railways on 12 June 1961. About half a mile length of line remained in use as a siding to serve Hodsons Mill on the outskirts of Robertsbridge until 1970.The bay platform, on the Down (eastern) side of the station, is still in place and used for engineers trains. A railway preservation society, the Rother Valley Railway, is in progress in constructing a new separate station on the east side of the car park. They have acquired some rolling stock, have planning permission and access to about half mile of trackbed with the aim of restoring services along the line. (Steam trains already run on another section of the line, between Tenterden Town and Bodiam, 3½ miles from Robertsbridge.)

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.[4]

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Etchingham   Southeastern
Hastings Line Stopping
  Battle
Disused railways
Salehurst Halt   British Rail
Southern Region

KESR
  Terminus
Tunbridge Wells   South Eastern Railway
Hastings Line
  Battle
Towards Hastings

Gallery

References

  1. Marsden, Colin J (1985). Route Recognition: 1 — Southern Region (page 96). Ian Allan Ltd, Shepperton. ISBN 0-7110-1553-8. 
  2. Body, Geoffrey. PSL Field Guide – Railways of the Southern Region (1984), pages 161-162. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Cambridge. ISBN 0-85059-664-5
  3. Dendy Marshall, C.F.; Kidner, R.W. (1963) [1937]. History of the Southern Railway (2nd ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 204. ISBN 0-7110-0059-X. 
  4. Network Rail Timetable May 2010: Table 206

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Coordinates: 50°59′06″N 0°28′08″E / 50.985°N 0.469°E / 50.985; 0.469

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