Barcombe
Location
Location	Barcombe
Area	Lewes District, East Sussex
Grid reference	TQ417157
Operations
Pre-grouping	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways
Platforms	1
History
August 1882	Opened as "New Barcombe"
2 January 1885	Renamed "Barcombe"
13 June 1955	Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
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Coordinates: 50°55′23″N, 0°0′55″E Image File history File links Portal. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Barcombe was a railway station serving the village of Barcombe in East Sussex. It was part of the East Grinstead to Lewes line, more popularly known as the Bluebell Railway. Barcombe (population 1,500) is a quiet East Sussex village lying just some 4-5 miles (6. ... East Sussex is a county in South East England. ... East Grinstead railway station serves East Grinstead in West Sussex, in England. ... Lewes railway station serves the town of Lewes in East Sussex. ... 1638 U class at Sheffield Park station Oxted line to London East Grinstead Three Bridges to Tunbridge Wells Central Line Original station Being reopened Kingscote West Hoathly Sharpthorne Tunnel Horsted Keynes Ardingly spur Aggregates depot Copyhold Junction Brighton Main Line Sheffield Park Newick & Chailey Barcombe Wealden Line Barcombe Mills Culver...

The station was originally opened as "New Barcombe" to distinguish it from the nearby station of Barcombe Mills (then called 'Barcombe'), and was changed to its more usual name on 1 January 1885. In 1897 goods sidings were installed at a cost of £1450.^[1] is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Following closure of the line in 1955 under British Rail's Branch-Line Report (prior to the Beeching Axe), the track was lifted to the south of Sheffield Park, and Barcombe station building passed into private hands. Despite the station actually closing on the 13th June the last train ran on the 28th May due to a strike. The platform edge is still visible but the trackbed has been infilled up to the platform level.^[2] Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the defunct entity British Railways, which later traded as British Rail. The History of rail transport in Great Britain is covered in its own article. ... Many railway lines were closed as a result of the Beeching Axe The Beeching Axe is an informal name for the British Governments attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running the British railway system. ... The station from the bridge. ... (Redirected from 13th June) June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... (Redirected from 28th May) May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ...

Despite the re-opening of part of the East Grinstead-Lewes line by the Bluebell Railway, an extension south from its headquarters at Sheffield Park seems improbable in the short term as the intermediate station, Newick and Chailey is now covered by housing, and there would be several overbridges to be rebuilt.^[3] Newick and Chailey railway station was a station located about halfway between the villages of Newick and Chailey in East Sussex. ...

Lewes railway station serves the town of Lewes in East Sussex. ... British Railways Southern Region totem station sign for Hither Green. ... Lewes railway station serves the town of Lewes in East Sussex. ... Oxted railway station serves Oxted in Surrey, in England. ... East Grinstead railway station serves East Grinstead in West Sussex, in England. ... The Bluebell Railway is a heritage line running for nine miles along the border between East Sussex and West Sussex, England. ... Newick and Chailey railway station was a station located about halfway between the villages of Newick and Chailey in East Sussex. ...

External links

• Barcombe station at Subterranea Britannica

References