Wadhurst railway station: Difference between revisions

Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Wadhurst
Wadhurst
	The station in 2006
General information
Location	Wadhurst, Wealden; England
Grid reference	TQ621329
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	WAD
Classification	DfT category D
History
Opened	1851
Passengers
2019/20	0.395 million
2020/21	71,958
2021/22	0.242 million
2022/23	0.287 million
2023/24	0.322 million
Notes
Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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Wadhurst railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and serves the town of Wadhurst, East Sussex. It is 39 miles 23 chains (63.2 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.

Designed by the architect William Tress, the station was opened in 1851 by the South Eastern Railway. Originally there were sidings and a goods shed, but these have been replaced with a car park.

Unusually, the station features a private entrance to nearby Faircrouch, a large Grade II listed house around 220 yards from the westbound platform.

In 2000 the station buildings and footbridge were given Grade II listed status.^[1]

Services

All services at Wadhurst are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[2]

2 tph to London Charing Cross
2 tph to Hastings (1 semi-fast, 1 stopping)

Additional services, including trains to and from and London Cannon Street and Ore call at the station in the peak hours.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Frant		Southeastern Hastings Line		Stonegate

Connections

Stagecoach South East route 1066 serves the station.^[3]

References

^ Historic England. "Wadhurst Station and Footbridge (1246217)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
^ Table 206 National Rail timetable, December 2023
^ "Route 1066: Tunbridge Wells to Hawkhurst and Hastings". Stagecoach South East. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

External links

Train times and station information for Wadhurst railway station from National Rail

51°04′23″N 0°18′47″E / 51.073°N 0.313°E / 51.073; 0.313

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[1] Historic England. "Wadhurst Station and Footbridge (1246217)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

[2] Table 206 National Rail timetable, December 2023

[3] "Route 1066: Tunbridge Wells to Hawkhurst and Hastings". Stagecoach South East. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

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 Additional services, including trains to and from and [[Cannon Street station|London Cannon Street]] and {{stnlnk|Ore}} call at the station in the peak hours.
-Freight Services
-There is a few freight services that pass Wadhurst. This includes (3S78) in the winter which is a MPV (Multi purpose vehicle)
-There's also (0Y22) and (0Y23) which are operated by class 73s between  Tonbridge west yard and St Leonard's depot.
-Once a day there is a service from Mountfield Sidings to Southampton W Docks. Headcode (4Y19)
-In the winter there's SITT (snow and ice treatment trains) often operated by GBRF class 66s or 73s. On the rare occasions a class 56.
-There's also the occasional ECS (Empty Coaching stock) from Tonbridge or from London and Hastings.
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