Crowhurst railway station

Crowhurst railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and serves the village of Crowhurst, East Sussex. It is 57 miles 50 chains (92.7 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.

Crowhurst
The station in 2007
Location
PlaceCrowhurst
Local authorityRother
Grid referenceTQ760128
Operations
Station codeCWU
Managed bySoutheastern
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryE
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 43,616
2015/16 44,612
2016/17 45,476
2017/18 48,736
2018/19 47,864
History
1 June 1902Station opened
1 June 1902Bexhill West branch opened
1964Bexhill West branch 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 Crowhurst from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

History

Although the section of the Hastings line through Crowhurst was completed in 1852, no station existed at this location until the South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) built a branch line to Bexhill West in 1902.[1] Crowhurst served as a junction station, with Up and Down through platforms and a bay platform at the southern end of each until closure of the Bexhill West branch in 1964. Most of the station buildings have been demolished,[2] but the remains of the bay platforms are still visible and a small building survives on the Up side. The station is normally unstaffed.

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.[3]

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Battle   Southeastern
Hastings Line		   West St Leonards
Disused railways
Battle   British Rail
Southern Region
Bexhill West Branch Line		   Sidley

References
  1. Body, Geoffrey. PSL Field Guide – Railways of the Southern Region (1984), page 45. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Cambridge. ISBN 0-85059-664-5
  2. Body, page 75.
  3. Network Rail Timetable May 2010: Table 206


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