Bramber railway station

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Bramber
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General information
Location Bramber, Horsham, West Sussex
England
Coordinates 50°52′51″N0°18′56″W / 50.88093°N 0.31549°W / 50.88093; -0.31549 Coordinates: 50°52′51″N0°18′56″W / 50.88093°N 0.31549°W / 50.88093; -0.31549
Grid reference TQ186104
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 July 1861 [1] Opened
7 March 1966Closed

Bramber was a railway station in England on the Steyning Line which served the village of Bramber. The station was patronised by tourists visiting nearby Bramber Castle, Potter's Museum and the village. In order to accommodate the special excursion trains the station platforms were extra long. [2]

Contents

The railway closed as a result of the Beeching Axe in 1966. Nothing remains of the station today, which now forms part of a traffic roundabout. [3] [4]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Steyning   British Rail
Southern Region

Steyning Line
  Shoreham-by-sea

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Henfield History Group". Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
  3. Sussex Industrial Archaeological Society
  4. The Towers Convent School [ permanent dead link ]