Berwick railway station (East Sussex)

Coordinates: 50°50′24″N 0°09′58″E / 50.840°N 0.166°E / 50.840; 0.166
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Berwick (Sussex)
National Rail
Main station building on platform 2, seen from the station approach
General information
LocationBerwick Station, Wealden, East Sussex
England
Coordinates50°50′24″N 0°09′58″E / 50.840°N 0.166°E / 50.840; 0.166
Grid referenceTQ525067
Managed bySouthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBRK
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Original companyLondon and Brighton Railway
Pre-groupingLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
27 June 1846 (1846-06-27)Station opened
Passengers
2015/16Increase 84,254
2016/17Decrease 69,722
2017/18Increase 78,494
2018/19Decrease 78,310
2019/20Increase 79,442
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Berwick railway station is located in Berwick, East Sussex, England. Berwick village is located nearby to the south of the A27 road.

The station is on the East Coastway Line, 57 miles 47 chains (92.7 km) from London Bridge, and train services are provided by Southern.

History

The station was opened by the London and Brighton Railway on 27 June 1846[1] and extended in 1890; the neighbouring station cottages were built in 1846 and 1892. An English Heritage report called Berwick 'in all one of the most complete wayside country station ensembles.'[2]

Signal box

The signal box was a Saxby & Farmer Type 5 box, erected in 1879 and retained its original lever frame and its semaphore signalling. Following an upgrade by Network Rail, the signal box closed in February 2015 with the area controlled from Sussex Regional Operations Centre at Three Bridges.[3]

Services

The typical off-peak service is one train per hour to Brighton and one train per hour to Hastings via Eastbourne. On Sundays the service to Hastings terminates at Eastbourne.

The station's booking office on the Eastbourne-bound platform is staffed part-time. The PERTIS ticket machine was located on this platform but has now been replaced with a Shere passenger-operated self-service ticket machine. A METRIC self-service car park ticket machine is located at the entrance to the Eastbourne-bound platform.

A further Shere passenger-operated self-service ticket machine is located on the London-bound platform.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Glynde   Southern
East Coastway Line 		  Polegate

Gallery

  • The station in 1964
    The station in 1964
  • The station platforms, looking west
    The station platforms, looking west
  • The station building on platform 1, looking east
    The station building on platform 1, looking east
  • The signal box
    The signal box

See also

References

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 33. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  2. ^ Minnis, John. "Railway Signal Boxes: A Review". Research Report Series 28-1012. English Heritage. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  3. ^ Bellett, Chris. "Section C". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.

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