Hurst Green railway station explained

Hurst Green
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Hurst Green, District of Tandridge
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:Southern
Platforms:2
Code:HUR
Classification:DfT category E
Years:1 June 1907
Events:Opened (Hurst Green Halt)
Years1:12 June 1961
Events1:New station opened to replace Halt
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Hurst Green railway station is on the Oxted line in southern England and serves the Hurst Green neighbourhood of Oxted in Surrey. It is from . The station is managed by Southern.

History

The original Hurst Green Halt opened 1 June 1907 with short wooden platforms, sited between the road bridge and the junction of the East Grinstead/Uckfield lines. This halt was closed on 12 June 1961 and the present station was opened on the northside of the bridge.

Facilities

On the London-bound platform is a staffed ticket office (open during most of the day) and a self-service passenger-operated ticket machine is located outside the station on the London-bound side.

Services

Off-peak, all services at Hurst Green are operated by Southern using DMUs and EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

During the peak hours and on weekends, the service between London Victoria and East Grinstead is increased to 2 tph.

In addition, there are also a number of peak hour Thameslink operated services between East Grinstead, and, which are operated using EMUs.

On Sundays, northbound services on the Uckfield branch terminate at Oxted instead of London Bridge.

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