Wadhurst railway station

Wadhurst railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and serves the town of Wadhurst, East Sussex. It is 39 miles 23 chains (63.2 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.

Wadhurst
The station in 2006
Location
PlaceWadhurst
Local authorityWealden
Grid referenceTQ621329
Operations
Station codeWAD
Managed bySoutheastern
Owned byNetwork Rail
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryD
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 0.390 million
2015/16 0.403 million
2016/17 0.419 million
2017/18 0.397 million
2018/19 0.415 million
History
Key datesOpened 1851 (1851)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Wadhurst from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

The station is at the bottom of a fairly steep hill, with the town centre about a mile away at the top. An hourly bus (more frequent at peak times) links the station with the town centre and with the neighbouring villages of Durgates and Ticehurst.

Designed by the architect William Tress, the station was opened in 1851 by the South Eastern Railway. Originally there were sidings and a goods shed, but these have been replaced with a car park.

Unusually, the station features a private entrance to nearby Faircrouch, a large Grade II listed house around 220 yards from the westbound platform.

In 2000 the station buildings and footbridge were given Grade II listed status.[1]

Services

Train services are provided by Southeastern and the typical off-peak service is two trains per hour to London Charing Cross via Tunbridge Wells, and two trains per hour to Hastings, one semi-fast and one stopping.[2]

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Frant or Tunbridge Wells   Southeastern
Hastings Line		   Stonegate or Battle

References
  1. Historic England. "Wadhurst Station and Footbridge (1246217)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  2. Network Rail Timetable May 2010: Table 206


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