![]() The platforms at Cooksbridge, looking northwest | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Cooksbridge, Lewes District, East Sussex England | ||||
Coordinates | 50°54′14″N0°00′32″W / 50.904°N 0.009°W | ||||
Grid reference | TQ400134 | ||||
Managed by | Southern | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | CBR | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | Southern Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 October 1847 | Opened as Cook's Bridge | ||||
May 1885 | Renamed Cooksbridge | ||||
Passengers | |||||
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Cooksbridge railway station serves the village of Cooksbridge in East Sussex,England. It is on the East Coastway Line,47 miles 31 chains (76.3 km) from London Bridge via Redhill. Train services are provided by Southern.
The station is unstaffed. A PERTIS ticket machine was installed in 2008 on both the London-bound and the Lewes-bound platform.
Cooksbridge lies on the London,Brighton and South Coast Railway "cut-off" line between Keymer Junction,near Wivelsfield on the Brighton Main Line,and Lewes. The erstwhile Brighton,Lewes and Hastings Railway were authorised to build the line in 1845;the LBSCR purchased it and opened the link on 1 October 1847. [1] The station opened as Cook's Bridge [2] on the same date. [3] The first station master was Richard Strevett who stayed until promoted to Hailsham on 17 August 1861. This replacement (George Bennett) lasted only a few weeks,arriving on 16 August 1861 and returning to his old job (porter at Brighton) on 6 September 1861. His replacement,Alfred Paver,was appointed on 13 September 1861. [4]
The initial services were very sparse. The May 1848 timetable shows Up Trains to London at 8.30am and 5.50pm and a London arrivals at 9am. (Afternoon passengers were directed to travel via Lewes on the 5.50pm train). [5]
During May 2020,Platform 1 was extended to accommodate 8 coach trains,as opposed to a previous 6. [6]
All services at Cooksbridge are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: [7]
On Sundays,the service is still hourly,but with Eastbourne trains continuing to Ore via Hastings
Prior to December 2019,the station was served by a limited weekday service only with no weekend services. In December 2019,a regular hourly service was introduced on weekdays and Saturdays,followed by an hourly Sunday service in May 2020. [8]
Preceding station | ![]() | Following station | ||
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Wivelsfield or Plumpton | Southern | Lewes |
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