Roffey Road Halt railway station
Roffey Road Halt is a now disused station on the Arun Valley Line in West Sussex, England and was the second station north from Horsham on the stretch to Crawley. It occupied a rural setting and opened on 1 June 1907. The anticipated housing growth did not occur and it closed in 1937. Some associated cottages were demolished in the early 1970s.[2] The only visible signs of its existence are a number of concrete posts that supported the platforms.
Roffey Road Halt | |
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General information | |
Location | Roffey, Horsham, West Sussex England |
Grid reference | TQ202333 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
Key dates | |
1 June 1907 | Opened as "Roffey Crossing Halt" |
July 1907 | Renamed "Roffey Road Halt" |
1 January 1917 | Closed |
3 May 1920 | Reopened |
3 January 1937 | Closed[1] |
It is likely that the site and associated land next to the old station will be developed in the 2020s. A large housing estate of 2700 houses and a new park and ride railway station at this site have been approved.[3]
Further bibliography
- Gray, Adrian, The Railways of Mid-Sussex, Oakwood Press (1975)
- Mitchell, Vic; Keith Smith (1986). Southern Main Lines: Crawley to Littlehampton. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 0-906520-34-7.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Faygate Line and station open |
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Arun Valley Line |
Littlehaven Line and station open |
References
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 198-199.
- Sussex Industrial Archaeology Society
- Horsham Society Newsletter, Roffey Road Halt, November 2013 page 75
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