Burgess Hill railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Burgess Hill |
| Local authority | Mid Sussex |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BUG |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 1.328 million |
| 2005/06 * | 1.345 million |
| 2006/07 * | 1.394 million |
| 2007/08 * | 1.546 million |
| 2008/09 * | 1.584 million |
| History | |
| Opened 21 September 1841 | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Burgess Hill from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Burgess Hill railway station serves Burgess Hill in West Sussex. Located on the Brighton Main Line and Thameslink 15 km (9¼ miles) north of Brighton railway station, train services are provided by Southern and First Capital Connect. Northern Burgess Hill is served by Wivelsfield railway station.
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[edit] History
The first station at Burgess Hill was opened on 21 September 1841 by the London and Brighton Railway (L&BR), at the time of the completion of the route to Brighton. The original facilities were primitive and consisted of the small wooden hut (which still stands on platform 1) and wooden platforms set beside the main line. The L&BR became the London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) in 1846 and a track plan of the station dating from 1874 shows that by then several sidings and a signal box has been constructed at the station.[1]
[edit] Station facilities
The present station building dates from 1877 and is typical of LB&SCR stations of the period.[2] It contains:
- Ticket office
- Newsagent
- Small cafe
- Cash machine
- Telephone
- Covered bridge down to platforms
- Seating
- Shelters on both platforms covering four car train length
- Car park
- Toilets
- Ticket barriers at Main, East and West entrances
[edit] Services
Trains calling at this station are operated by Southern (which is also the manager of the station), First Capital Connect and, at peak times, Gatwick Express.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Haywards Heath | Southern Mainline West |
Preston Park (Hove on Sundays) |
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| Gatwick Airport or Wivelsfield |
Southern Brighton Main Line |
Hassocks | ||
| Wivelsfield (Haywards Heath on Sundays) |
First Capital Connect Thameslink |
Hassocks | ||
| Haywards Heath or Wivelsfield |
Southern Gatwick Express Peak Times Only |
Hassocks or Preston Park |
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[edit] Gallery
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Main street-level building on Station Road, housing the ticket office and newsagent
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An original 1841 building (formerly a parcels store) on Platform 1
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Southward view from the footbridge, with Southern EMU Class 377436 on a northbound service
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Another southward view, with unidentified Class 377 unit on a southbound service
[edit] References
- ^ Turner, John Howard (1979). The London Brighton and South Coast Railway 3 Completion and Maturity. Batsford. p. 131. ISBN 0-7134-13819-1.
- ^ Body, Geoffrey (1989). Railway of the Southern Region. Patrick Stephens. p. 58. ISBN 1-85260-297-X.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Burgess Hill railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 50°57′11″N 00°07′39″W / 50.95306°N 0.1275°W
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