Berwick railway station (East Sussex) explained

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.

History

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]

Signal box

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]

Services

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.

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Butt, R.V.J. . The Directory of Railway Stations . 1995 . Patrick Stephens Ltd . Yeovil . 1-85260-508-1 . R508 . 33 .
  2. Web site: Minnis. John. Railway Signal Boxes: A Review. Research Report Series 28-1012. English Heritage. 7 November 2013.
  3. Web site: Bellett. Chris. Section C. 7 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131105065854/http://www.signalbox.org/sectionc.php. 5 November 2013. dead.