Wadhurst railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and serves the town of

Wadhurst Wadhurst is a market town in East Sussex, England. It is the centre of the civil parish of Wadhurst, which also includes the hamlets of Cousley Wood and Tidebrook. Wadhurst is twinned with Aubers in France. Situation Wadhurst is situated on ...

, East Sussex. It is down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by

Southeastern The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each se ...

. 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 A goods shed is a railway building designed for storing goods before or after carriage in a train. A typical goods shed will have a track running through it to allow goods wagons to be unloaded under cover, although sometimes they were built ...

, 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

using EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 2 tph to London Charing Cross * 2 tph to (1 semi-fast, 1 stopping) Additional services, including trains to and from and London Cannon Street and call at the station in the peak hours.

Connections

Stagecoach South East route 1066 serves the station.

References

External links

Railway stations in East Sussex Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations DfT Category D stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1851 Railway stations served by Southeastern 1851 establishments in England Grade II listed railway stations Grade II listed buildings in East Sussex Wadhurst {{SouthEastEngland-railstation-stub