East Grinstead railway station
East Grinstead 
|
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| Location | |
| Place | East Grinstead |
| Local authority | District of Mid Sussex |
| Grid reference | TQ388382 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | EGR |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | C1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
|
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 1.393 million |
| 2012/13 |
1.468 million |
| 2013/14 |
1.563 million |
| 2014/15 |
1.608 million |
| 2015/16 |
 1.527 million |
| History | |
| 1 August 1882 | Present station opened as East Grinstead Low Level |
| 1970 | Renamed East Grinstead and station rebuilt |
| 2013 | Station rebuilt again and Bluebell Railway restores connection to station |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at East Grinstead from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 |
|
| East Grinstead | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | East Grinstead |
| Area | District of Mid Sussex |
| Grid reference | TQ387381 |
| Operations | |
| Operated by | Bluebell Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 4 September 2010 | Public opening |
| 23 March 2013 | Opening of line to Kingscote |
| Stations on heritage railways in the United Kingdom | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
|
|
|
| East Grinstead High Level | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | East Grinstead |
| Area | District of Mid Sussex |
| Grid reference | TQ388383 |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
| Post-grouping |
Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 4 |
| History | |
| 1 August 1882 | Opened |
| 2 January 1967 | Closed to passengers |
| 10 April 1967 | Closed to goods |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
|
|
|
|
East Grinstead railway station serves the town of East Grinstead in West Sussex, England. The station was formerly divided into two levels: the higher level platforms serving the Three Bridges to Tunbridge Wells Central Line, whilst the lower level platforms received services from the Oxted Line 30 1⁄4 miles (48.7 km) south of London Victoria and the East Grinstead to Lewes Line.
Only the lower level platforms remain open today, the high level having closed in 1967 with the Three Bridges to Ashurst Jn. line as part of the closure programme proposed by the Beeching Report. A third low-level platform has been constructed at the south of the station by the Bluebell Railway. Bluebell services began running south to Sheffield Park from 23 March 2013.
The current East Grinstead station is the fourth to have been constructed in the town. Prior to the arrival of the railway, the nearest stations were 6 miles (9.7 km) away at Godstone on the South Eastern Railway's Redhill to Tonbridge line and at Three Bridges on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway's Brighton line.
The first station to serve East Grinstead was built by the East Grinstead Railway as the terminus of its 6-mile-67-chain (11.0-kilometre) single-track line from Three Bridges. It was opened on 9 July 1855 in Swan Mead off the London Road, well-situated for the town centre, with the first train out at 12:12 pm. Constructed at a cost of £3,000, the station comprised a sandstone main building which survives to this day, as well as timber goods and engine sheds with slate roofs. The goods facilities were described in a specification as being equal to those at Hailsham railway station. There were probably two platform faces and the goods yard was on the up side. The first stationmaster was a Peter Nesbitt; he remained in post until his death on 10 September 1864. The initial passenger service consisted of six trains each way daily and two on Sundays; trains started and finished at East Grinstead. The service appears to have exceeded expectations as the service increased to nine each way on weekdays, with three on Sundays. So well-patronised were the Sunday services that Reverend Woodington, the curate of East Grinstead, regularly visited the station to distribute religious tracts requesting passengers to "listen to the church bells instead of the railway bells."
...
Wikipedia