Crowborough railway station
Crowborough  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Crowborough |
| Local authority | Wealden |
| Coordinates | 51°02′46″N 0°11′17″E / 51.046°N 0.188°ECoordinates: 51°02′46″N 0°11′17″E / 51.046°N 0.188°E |
| Grid reference | TQ534297 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | COH |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.175 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.259 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.324 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.366 million |
| 2008/09 |
 0.353 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.325 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.363 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.402 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.406 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 | Opened as Rotherfield |
| 1 August 1880 | Renamed Crowborough |
| 1 May 1897 | Renamed Crowborough and Jarvis Brook |
| 12 May 1980 | Renamed Crowborough |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Crowborough from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Crowborough railway station serves Crowborough 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.
History
The station was opened by the Brighton, Uckfield and Tunbridge Wells Railway on 3 August 1868 and was originally named Rotherfield.[1] It was renamed several times: to Crowborough on 1 August 1880;[2] to Crowborough and Jarvis Brook on 1 May 1897;[3] before resuming the name Crowborough on 12 May 1980.[3]
The station was also used to transport goods from the nearby brickyard and the old platform still remains, although not used anymore. The old track still exists around the goods yard, however, like the platform, these are overgrown and unused.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eridge | Southern Oxted Line Uckfield branch |
Buxted | ||
References
External links
- Train times and station information for Crowborough railway station from National Rail
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