Buxted railway station

Buxted
Location	Buxted, Wealden England
Coordinates	50°59′24″N 0°07′52″E / 50.990°N 0.131°E / 50.990; 0.131Coordinates: 50°59′24″N 0°07′52″E / 50.990°N 0.131°E / 50.990; 0.131
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
2016/17	0.114 million
2017/18	0.116 million
2018/19	0.126 million
2019/20	0.159 million
2020/21	21,704
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

View northwards, towards Eridge, in 1960

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 .

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

The line used to continue to Lewes and Brighton until 1969.

History[]

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.

Facilities[]

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 free car park and taxi-rank at 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]

Services[]

All services at Buxted are operated by Southern using Class 171 DMUs. The current off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[4]

• 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
Crowborough		Southern Oxted Line Uckfield Branch		Uckfield

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Buxted railway station.

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