Wadhurst railway station

Wadhurst
The station in 2006
General information
Location	Wadhurst, Wealden England
Grid reference	TQ621329
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	WAD
Classification	DfT category D
History
Opened	1851
Passengers
2015/16	0.403 million
2016/17	0.419 million
2017/18	0.397 million
2018/19	0.415 million
2019/20	0.395 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

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.

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.

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

External links

• Train times and station information for Wadhurst railway station from National Rail