Berwick railway station (East Sussex)

Berwick railway station is located in Berwick, East Sussex, England. Berwick village is located nearby to the south of the A27 road.

Berwick (Sussex)
National Rail
The platforms at Berwick, looking east
General information
LocationBerwick Station, Wealden, East Sussex
England
Coordinates50.840°N 0.166°E / 50.840; 0.166
Grid referenceTQ525067
Managed bySouthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBRK
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Original companyLondon and Brighton Railway
Pre-groupingLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
27 June 1846 (1846-06-27)Station opened
Passengers
2017/18Increase 78,494
2018/19Decrease 78,310
2019/20Increase 79,442
2020/21Decrease 24,508
2021/22Increase 67,324
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station is on the East Coastway Line, 57 miles 47 chains (92.7 km) from London Bridge, and train services are provided by Southern.

History

The station was opened by the London and Brighton Railway on 27 June 1846[1] and extended in 1890; the neighbouring station cottages were built in 1846 and 1892. An English Heritage report called Berwick 'in all one of the most complete wayside country station ensembles.'[2]

Signal box

The signal box was a Saxby & Farmer Type 5 box, erected in 1879 and retained its original lever frame and its semaphore signalling. Following an upgrade by Network Rail, the signal box closed in February 2015 with the area controlled from Sussex Regional Operations Centre at Three Bridges.[3]

Services
377415 passing through Berwick with a Southern service to Brighton

All services at Berwick are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.

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

Additional services between Brighton, Hastings and Ore, as well as services to and from London Victoria via Gatwick Airport call at the station during the peak hours.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southern
  • The station building on platform 2, seen from the station approach
    The station building on platform 2, seen from the station approach
  • The signal box
    The signal box
  • The station in 1964
    The station in 1964

See also

References
  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 33. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. Minnis, John. "Railway Signal Boxes: A Review". Research Report Series 28-1012. English Heritage. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  3. Bellett, Chris. "Section C". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  4. Table 190 National Rail timetable, May 2023
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