Buxted railway station

Buxted
Location
Place	Buxted
Local authority	District of Wealden
Coordinates	50°59′24″N 0°07′52″E / 50.990°N 0.131°ECoordinates: 50°59′24″N 0°07′52″E / 50.990°N 0.131°E
Grid reference	TQ494233
Operations
Station code	BXD
Managed by	Southern
Number of platforms	1
DfT category	E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11	0.163 million
2011/12	0.168 million
2012/13	0.176 million
2013/14	0.162 million
2014/15	0.150 million
History
Original company	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Pre-grouping	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
3 August 1868	Station opened
January 1990	Line singled; up platform closed
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Buxted from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Buxted railway station serves Buxted in East Sussex, England. Train services from the station are provided by Southern, and the station is on the Uckfield branch of the Oxted Line. Direct trains north to London still run, but trains running south now terminate at Uckfield. The original line, which used to continue to Lewes and Brighton, closed in 1969.

History

View northwards, towards Eridge, in 1960

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

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.
2. Southern Region Record by R.H.Clark page 24

External links

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