Berwick (Sussex) | |
Symbol Location: | gb |
Symbol: | rail |
Borough: | Berwick Station, Wealden, East Sussex |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 50.84°N 0.166°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Manager: | Southern |
Platforms: | 2 |
Code: | BRK |
Classification: | DfT category E |
Original: | London and Brighton Railway |
Pregroup: | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
Postgroup: | Southern Railway |
Events: | Station opened |
Footnotes: | Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Berwick railway station is located in Berwick, East Sussex, England. Berwick village is located nearby to the south of the A27 road.
The station is on the East Coastway Line, 57chain47chain from, and train services are provided by Southern.
The station was opened by the London and Brighton Railway on 27 June 1846,[1] and was extended in 1890. The neighbouring station cottages were built between 1846 and 1892. The English Heritage report describes this station as 'in all one of the most complete wayside country station ensembles.'[2]
The Berwick signal box was a Saxby & Farmer Type 5 box, erected in 1879 and retained its original lever frame and semaphore signalling. Following an upgrade by Network Rail, the box was closed in February 2015, with the area now controlled from Sussex Regional Operations Centre at Three Bridges.[3]
All services at Berwick are operated by Southern using EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
Additional services between Brighton, and call at the station during the peak hours, as well as some morning services to London Victoria and some evening services to Eastbourne.