Wadhurst railway station

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
2018/19	0.415 million
2019/20	0.395 million
2020/21	71,958
2021/22	0.242 million
2022/23	0.287 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

The station is at the bottom of a fairly steep hill, with the town centre about a mile away at the top. An hourly bus (more frequent at peak times) links the station with the town centre and with the neighbouring villages of Durgates, Ticehurst, Flimwell and Hawkhurst. The bus route also heads north through Frant and terminates at Tunbridge Wells.

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.

Services

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

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

• 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.

External links

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