Hurst Green railway station

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Hurst Green
National Rail
Hurst Green Railway Station.jpg
Class 171 Turbostar on Platform 1
LocationHurst Green, District of Tandridge
England
Grid referenceTQ399513
Managed bySouthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeHUR
ClassificationDfT category E
Key dates
1 June 1907Opened (Hurst Green Halt)
12 June 1961New station opened to replace Halt
Passengers
2016/17Decrease 0.635 million
 Interchange Decrease 0.103 million
2017/18Increase 0.662 million
 Interchange Decrease 0.102 million
2018/19Increase 0.694 million
 Interchange Decrease 72,609
2019/20Decrease 0.682 million
 Interchange Decrease 70,091
2020/21Decrease 0.144 million
 Interchange Decrease 10,486
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
A 1910 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Hurst Green railway station.

Hurst Green railway station is on the Oxted line in southern England and serves the Hurst Green neighbourhood of Oxted in Surrey. It is 21 miles 20 chains (21.25 miles, 34.20 km) from London Bridge. The station is managed by Southern.

On the London-bound platform is a staffed ticket office (open during most of the day) and a self-service passenger-operated ticket machine is located outside the station on the London-bound side.

Services[]

Off-peak, all services at Hurst Green are operated by Southern using Class 171 DMUs and Class 377 EMUs.

The current off-peak service in trains per hour is:[1]

During the Monday-Friday peak hours, there are additional trains between Bedford and East Grinstead, operated by Thameslink using Class 700 Desiros and services on the Uckfield branch increase to 2 tph.

On Sundays, northbound services on the Uckfield branch terminate at Oxted instead of London Bridge.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southern
Oxted Line
East Grinstead Branch
Thameslink
Southern
Oxted Line
Uckfield Branch

History[]

The original Hurst Green Halt opened 1 June 1907 with short wooden platforms, sited between the road bridge and the junction of the East Grinstead/Uckfield lines. This halt was closed on 12 June 1961 and the present station was opened on the northside of the bridge.

References[]

  1. ^ "Timetable 29: Uckfield and East Grinstead to London" (PDF). Southern, December 2019.

External links[]

Coordinates: 51°14′38″N 0°00′14″E / 51.244°N 0.004°E / 51.244; 0.004

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