Buxted railway station
Railway station in East Sussex, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Railway station in East Sussex, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 .
General information | |||||
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Location | Buxted, Wealden England | ||||
Coordinates | 50.990°N 0.131°E | ||||
Grid reference | TQ494233 | ||||
Managed by | Southern | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | BXD | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | Southern Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
3 August 1868 | Opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.126 million | ||||
2019/20 | 0.159 million | ||||
2020/21 | 21,704 | ||||
2021/22 | 68,978 | ||||
2022/23 | 92,856 | ||||
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The station and all trains that call are operated by Southern.
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.
The station has a ticket office which is staffed during Monday-Saturday mornings (Mon-Fri 05:55-12:30, Sat 06:30-13:05). At other times, the station is unstaffed and tickets can be purchased from the self-service ticket machine at the station.
The station has passenger help points and covered seating areas available on its platform. There are also toilets at the station. The station has a paid car park and taxis can pickup from its main entrance. There is also a small cycle rack at the entrance to the station.
Step free access is available to the platform at Buxted.[3]
All services at Buxted are operated by Southern using Class 171 DMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]
Services increase to 2 tph in each direction during the peak hours.
On Sundays, the northbound service runs as far as Oxted only.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Southern Uckfield Branch |
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