Crowborough railway station

51°02′46″N 0°11′17″E / 51.046°N 0.188°E / 51.046; 0.188Grid referenceTQ534297Managed bySouthernPlatforms2Other informationStation codeCOHClassificationDfT category EHistoryOriginal companyBrighton, Uckfield and Tunbridge Wells RailwayPre-groupingLondon, Brighton and South Coast RailwayPost-groupingSouthern RailwayKey dates3 August 1868Opened as Rotherfield1 August 1880Renamed Crowborough1 May 1897Renamed Crowborough & Jarvis Brook12 May 1980Renamed CrowboroughPassengers2018/19 0.358 million2019/20 0.376 million2020/21 56,3622021/22 0.166 million2022/23 0.227 million Notes

Crowborough railway station is on the Uckfield branch of the Oxted Line in England, serving the town of Crowborough, East Sussex. It is 39 miles 11 chains (63.0 km) from London Bridge.

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

History

The station was opened by the Brighton, Uckfield and Tunbridge Wells Railway on 3 August 1868 and was originally named Rotherfield.^[1] It was renamed several times: to Crowborough on 1 August 1880;^[2] to Crowborough & Jarvis Brook on 1 May 1897;^[3] before resuming the name Crowborough from 12 May 1980.^[3]

The station was also used to transport goods from the nearby brickyard and the old platform still remains but is disused. The old track still exists around the goods yard, however, like the platform, these are overgrown and disused. The signal box was sited at the south end of the down platform but was closed in January 1990 when the line was resignalled.

In early 2016, both platforms were extended to allow ten-coach trains to stop.^[4]

Facilities and Connections

The station has a ticket office which is staffed during Monday-Saturday mornings. 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 both platforms. There are also toilets at the station. The station has a pay and display car park and taxi-rank at its main entrance. There is also a cycle rack on the London bound platform.

Before February 2023, The London bound platform was the only platform that was accessible without steps, making the Uckfield bound platform only reachable by a stepped footbridge. Though in February 2023, a new footbridge was opened (replacing the old one) featuring 2 lift for both ends, making the station now accessible without steps.^[5]

The station is served Monday-Saturday by the Compass Travel routes 228/229 bus routes to Tunbridge Wells.^[6] The Brighton and Hove Regency route 29 to Brighton and Lewes also stops nearby in Crowborough Town Centre.^[7]

Services

All services at Crowborough are operated by Southern using Class 171 DMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[8]

• 1 tph to London Bridge via Oxted
• 1 tph to Uckfield

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
Eridge		Southern Oxted Line Uckfield Branch		Buxted

References

External links

Bedford and London to BrightonLondon to EastbourneLondon to HastingsBrighton to Hastings:
East CoastwayHastings to Ashford:
MarshlinkBrighton to Seaford Southampton to Brighton:
West CoastwayLondon to Uckfield

Heritage railway stations

Bluebell RailwayKent and East Sussex RailwayLavender LineSpa Valley Railway