Buxted railway station

Buxted
General information
Location	Buxted, Wealden England
Coordinates	50.990°N 0.131°E / 50.990; 0.131
Grid reference	TQ494233
Managed by	Southern
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	BXD
Classification	DfT category E
History
Original company	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Pre-grouping	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
3 August 1868	Opened
Passengers
2019/20	0.159 million
2020/21	21,704
2021/22	68,978
2022/23	92,856
2023/24	95,564
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

View northwards, towards Eridge, in 1960

Buxted railway station is on the Uckfield branch of the Oxted Line in England, serving the village of Buxted, East Sussex. It is 43 miles 68 chains (70.6 km) from London Bridge .

The station and all trains that call are operated by Southern.

The line used to continue to Lewes and Brighton until 1969.

History

The station was opened by the Brighton, Uckfield and Tunbridge Wells Railway on 3 August 1868.[1] It became part of London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1859.[2]

In 1990 the line between Crowborough and Uckfield was reduced from two tracks to one.

Facilities

The station has a ticket office which is staffed during Monday-Saturday mornings (Mon-Fri 05:55-12:30, Sat 06:30-13:05). At other times, the station is unstaffed and tickets can be purchased from the self-service ticket machine at the station.

The station has passenger help points and covered seating areas available on its platform. There are also toilets at the station. The station has a paid car park and taxis can pickup from its main entrance. There is also a small cycle rack at the entrance to the station.

Step free access is available to the platform at Buxted.[3]

Services

All services at Buxted are operated by Southern using Class 171 DMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]

• 1 tph to London Bridge via Oxted
• 1 tph to Uckfield

Services increase to 2 tph in each direction during the peak hours.

On Sundays, the northbound service runs as far as Oxted only.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Crowborough		Southern Oxted Line Uckfield Branch		Uckfield

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 50. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
2. Southern Region Record by R.H.Clark page 24
3. "Buxted Station Information, July 2020".
4. Table 182 National Rail timetable, May 2022

External links

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