Plumpton railway station serves the village of Plumpton in East Sussex,

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. It is from via . Train services are provided by Southern. The station neighbours Plumpton Racecourse, which had its own platform at the end of the village station.

History

Plumpton lies on the

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"cut-off" line between Keymer Junction, near

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on the

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, and Lewes. The erstwhile ''Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway'' were authorised to build the line in 1845; the LBSCR purchased it and opened the link on 1 October 1847. However, there was no immediate demand for services and the station did not open until June 1863. The road crossing was established in 1849 and was hand operated until the establishment of the signal box in 1891. That signal box, now defunct (after being reduced to a crossing box under the supervision of Three Bridges PSB) after the crossing was given obstacle detection systems. It still remains and is a Grade II Listed Building.

Crossing Closure Controversy

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closed the level crossing in September 2015 so that the wooden, wheel worked gates (the last in East Sussex) on the crossing could be replaced. However, Lewes District Council rejected the plans to replace the gates as it would have caused "substantial harm to the significance of the signal box". Network Rail said that they could not open the crossing as the work was not completed. This effectively split the village in two, with some motorists having to take a six or seven mile detour. However the upgrade took place and the level crossing was reopened in February 2016.

Services

All services at Plumpton are operated by Southern using EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 1 tph to via * 1 tph to via and During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional hourly service between London Victoria and Eastbourne, increasing the service to 2ph in each direction.

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