Buxted railway station

Buxted
Location
Place	Buxted
Local authority	Wealden
Coordinates	50°59′24″N 0°07′52″E / 50.990°N 0.131°E / 50.990; 0.131Coordinates: 50°59′24″N 0°07′52″E / 50.990°N 0.131°E / 50.990; 0.131
Grid reference	TQ494233
Operations
Station code	BXD
Managed by	Southern
Number of platforms	1
DfT category	E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	0.086 million
2005/06	0.118 million
2006/07	0.133 million
2007/08	0.159 million
2008/09	0.158 million
2009/10	0.153 million
2010/11	0.163 million
2011/12	0.168 million
2012/13	0.176 million
History
Original company	Brighton, Uckfield and Tunbridge Wells Railway
Pre-grouping	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
3 August 1868	Station opened
January 1990	Line singled; up platform closed
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Buxted from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Buxted railway station serves Buxted in East Sussex, England. Train services from the station are provided by Southern, and the station is on the Uckfield branch of the Oxted Line. Direct trains north to London still run, but trains running south now terminate at Uckfield. (The original line, which used to continue to Lewes and Brighton, had closed in 1969.)

History

View northwards, towards Eridge, in 1960

The station was opened by the Brighton, Uckfield and Tunbridge Wells Railway on 3 August 1868.^[1]

Services

The typical off-peak service is one train per hour to London Bridge via Oxted and one train per hour to Uckfield.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Crowborough		Southern Oxted Line Uckfield branch		Uckfield

References

External links

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