Crowborough railway station facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Crowborough
Location	Crowborough, Wealden England
Coordinates	51°02′46″N 0°11′17″E / 51.046°N 0.188°E / 51.046; 0.188
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	COH
Classification	DfT category E
History
Original company	Brighton, Uckfield and Tunbridge Wells Railway
Pre-grouping	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
3 August 1868	Opened as Rotherfield
1 August 1880	Renamed Crowborough
1 May 1897	Renamed Crowborough & Jarvis Brook
12 May 1980	Renamed Crowborough
Traffic
Passengers (2015/16)	0.389 million
Passengers (2016/17)	0.335 million
Passengers (2017/18)	0.356 million
Passengers (2018/19)	0.358 million
Passengers (2019/20)	0.376 million

Crowborough railway station is a train station in Crowborough, East Sussex, England. It is part of the Uckfield branch of the Oxted Line. The station is about 39 miles (63 km) from London Bridge.

All trains and the station itself are managed by Southern.

History of Crowborough Station

The station first opened on August 3, 1868. It was built by the Brighton, Uckfield and Tunbridge Wells Railway. When it first opened, it was called Rotherfield.

Over the years, the station's name changed a few times:

• On August 1, 1880, it was renamed Crowborough.
• On May 1, 1897, it became Crowborough & Jarvis Brook.
• Finally, on May 12, 1980, it went back to being called Crowborough.

Long ago, the station was also used to move goods. For example, bricks from a nearby brickyard were transported from here. You can still see the old platform that was used for goods, but it is not used anymore. The old tracks in the goods yard are also still there, but they are overgrown and disused.

There used to be a signal box at the south end of the platform. This box helped control the train signals. It closed in January 1990 when the railway line got new, modern signals.

In early 2016, both platforms at the station were made longer. This was done so that longer trains, up to ten coaches long, could stop at the station.

Station Facilities and Connections

Crowborough station has a ticket office where you can buy tickets. It is usually open during Monday to Saturday mornings. If the ticket office is closed, you can buy your tickets from a self-service ticket machine at the station.

For passengers, there are help points available. These are places where you can get information or call for help. There are also covered seating areas on both platforms where you can wait for your train. Toilets are also available at the station.

Outside the main entrance, you will find a free car park and a taxi stand. If you cycle to the station, there is a cycle rack on the platform for trains going towards London.

Getting around the station:

• The platform for trains going towards London is easy to access without steps.
• However, the platform for trains going towards Uckfield can only be reached by a footbridge with steps. This means it is not accessible for everyone.

The station is also a stop for local buses. From Monday to Saturday, Compass Travel routes 228/229 connect the station to Tunbridge Wells. The Brighton and Hove Regency route 29 also stops nearby in Crowborough Town Centre. This bus goes to Brighton and Lewes.

Train Services

All train services at Crowborough station are run by Southern. They use Class 171 DMUs, which are special trains that run on diesel fuel.

During off-peak hours (times when fewer people travel), trains run:

• One train per hour (1 tph) to London Bridge, stopping via Oxted.
• One train per hour (1 tph) to Uckfield.

During peak hours (busy times like morning and evening commutes), the number of trains increases. There are two trains per hour in each direction.

On Sundays, the northbound service (trains going away from Uckfield) only goes as far as Oxted.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Eridge		Southern Oxted Line Uckfield Branch		Buxted