Bishopstone Beach Halt railway station explained

Bishopstone Beach Halt
Status:Disused
Borough:Bishopstone, Lewes District
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Postgroup:Southern Railway
Years:1 June 1864[1]
Events:Opened as Bishopstone
Years1:1 August 1922
Events1:Renamed Bishopstone Halt
Years2:26 September 1938
Events2:Closed
Years3:6 April 1939
Events3:Reopened and renamed Bishopstone Beach Halt
Years4:1 January 1942
Events4:Closed

Bishopstone Beach Halt was a railway station in East Sussex, England that was opened on 1 June 1864 and closed on 1 January 1942. The station was built on the Seaford Branch Line for residents of the Bishopstone and Tide Mills villages and located on the west side of Mill Drove. The company that operated the trains on opening was the London Brighton & South Coast Railway, later merged into the Southern Railway.

Reasons for construction

The station was built primarily for the 60-100 workers at the mills. After the mills closed 1883 it became used mainly by holiday passengers.[2]

History

The first name of the station was Bishopstone. It was closed in 1938 when a new Bishopstone station was built 0.6miles to the east, then reopened in 1939 as Bishopstone Beach Halt.

Present day

The down platform remains intact with no track running through it (as the line beyond Newhaven Harbour was singled in 1975). The edge stones on the up platform have been removed, but the concrete support of the station sign is still in place. The station can no longer be visited by the public.[3]

References

50.7847°N 0.0708°W

Notes and References

  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford,, p. 35.
  2. News: The train now standing at Bishopstone Beach . . . . Sussex Express . 18 May 2006 . 2013-08-20.
  3. Web site: Disused Stations: Bishopstone Beach Halt . Disused Stations . 2013-08-20.