Buxted railway station

Coordinates: 50°59′24″N 0°07′52″E / 50.990°N 0.131°E / 50.990; 0.131
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Buxted
General information
LocationWealden|Wealden
Coordinates50°59′24″N 0°07′52″E / 50.990°N 0.131°E / 50.990; 0.131
Managed bySouthern
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeBXD
History
Original companyLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Pre-groupingLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
3 August 1868Opened
View northwards, towards Eridge, in 1960

Buxted railway station is on the Uckfield branch of the Oxted Line in England, serving the village of Buxted, East Sussex. It is 43 miles 68 chains (70.6 km) from London Bridge .

The station and all trains that call are operated by Southern.

The line used to continue to Lewes and Brighton until 1969.

History

The station was opened by the Brighton, Uckfield and Tunbridge Wells Railway on 3 August 1868.[1] It became part of London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1859.[2]

In 1990 the line between Crowborough and Uckfield was reduced from two tracks to one.

Services

The typical off-peak service is one train per hour to London Bridge via Oxted and one train per hour to Uckfield.

References

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 50. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  2. ^ Southern Region Record by R.H.Clark page 24

External links

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Crowborough   Southern
Oxted Line
Uckfield branch
  Uckfield