Hurst Green railway station is on the

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in southern England and serves the Hurst Green neighbourhood of

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in Surrey. It is from . 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

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is located outside the station on the London-bound side.

Services

Off-peak, all services at Hurst Green are operated by Southern using

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and

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. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 1 tph to (stopping) * 1 tph to (runs non-stop between and ) * 1 tph to * 1 tph to During the peak hours and on weekends, the service between London Victoria and East Grinstead is increased to 2 tph. In addition, there are also a number of peak hour

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operated services between East Grinstead, and , which are operated using EMUs. On Sundays, northbound services on the Uckfield branch terminate at Oxted instead of London Bridge.

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.

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