Barcombe railway station
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| Location | Barcombe | ||
| Area | Lewes District, East Sussex | ||
| Grid reference | TQ417157 | ||
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| Pre-grouping | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway | ||
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways |
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| Platforms | 1 | ||
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| August 1882 | Opened as "New Barcombe" | ||
| 2 January 1885 | Renamed "Barcombe" | ||
| 13 June 1955 | Closed | ||
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Barcombe was a railway station serving the village of Barcombe in East Sussex. It was part of the East Grinstead to Lewes line, more popularly known as the Bluebell Railway.
The station was originally opened as "New Barcombe" to distinguish it from the nearby station of Barcombe Mills (then called 'Barcombe'), and was changed to its more usual name on 1 January 1885. In 1897 goods sidings were installed at a cost of £1450.[1]
Following closure of the line in 1955 under British Rail's Branch-Line Report (prior to the Beeching Axe), the track was lifted to the south of Sheffield Park, and Barcombe station building passed into private hands. Despite the station actually closing on the 13th June the last train ran on the 28th May due to a strike. The platform edge is still visible but the trackbed has been infilled up to the platform level.[2]
Despite the re-opening of part of the East Grinstead-Lewes line by the Bluebell Railway, an extension south from its headquarters at Sheffield Park seems improbable in the short term as the intermediate station, Newick and Chailey is now covered by housing, and there would be several overbridges to be rebuilt.[3]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Lewes | Lewes and East Grinstead Railway London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Southern Railway Southern Region Lewes to East Grinstead line (The Bluebell Line) |
Newick and Chailey | ||
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[edit] References
- ^ Mitchell, Vice; Smith, Keith (1984). Branch Lines to East Grinstead. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 090652007X.
- ^ Subterranea Britannica
- ^ Extending the Bluebell Railway
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