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High Rocks railway station

Coordinates: 51°07′22″N 0°13′35″E / 51.12278°N 0.22632°E / 51.12278; 0.22632
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High Rocks
Station on heritage railway
General information
LocationHigh Rocks, Wealden, East Sussex
England
Coordinates51°07′22″N 0°13′35″E / 51.12278°N 0.22632°E / 51.12278; 0.22632
Grid referenceTQ559383
Owned bySouthern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Spa Valley Railway
Managed byLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Platforms1 (original halt had 2)
Key dates
1 June 1907 [1]Station opened
16 October 1939Station closed
15 June 1942Station reopened
5 May 1952 [1]Station closed
10 August 1985 [1]Line closed
August 1997Line reopened between Tunbridge Wells West and Groombridge
August 1998New station on different site opened by Spa Valley Railway
The original High Rocks halt

High Rocks railway station is a station on the Spa Valley Railway in High Rocks, East Sussex, England.

The original High Rocks Halt opened on 1 June 1907, as part of a London, Brighton and South Coast Railway scheme to boost traffic on its lines.[1] It finally closed on 5 May 1952 due to low traffic (it had been closed from 16 October 1939 to 15 June 1942 as a wartime economy measure). The rest of the line soldiered on with ever-decreasing services, to be finally closed to all traffic on 10 August 1985.[1] The line through the station site was re-opened by the Spa Valley Railway in 1997. The new High Rocks station opened in August 1998, having been built about 100 yards west of the original halt closed in 1952.[1][2]

Preceding station Heritage Railways  Heritage railways Following station
Groombridge   Spa Valley Railway   Tunbridge Wells West
Disused railways
Groombridge   British Rail
Southern Region

Wealden Line
  Tunbridge Wells West
Groombridge   British Rail
Southern Region

Cuckoo Line
  Tunbridge Wells West
Groombridge   British Rail
Southern Region

Three Bridges to Tunbridge Wells Central Line
  Tunbridge Wells West

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f High Rocks railway station on Subterranea Britannica
  2. ^ "The Steam Railway". The High Rocks. Archived from the original on 8 February 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.