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Berwick (Sussex)
The platforms at Berwick, looking east
General information
Location	Berwick Station, Wealden, East Sussex England
Coordinates	50°50′24″N 0°09′58″E / 50.840°N 0.166°E / 50.840; 0.166
Grid reference	TQ525067
Managed by	Southern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BRK
Classification	DfT category E
History
Original company	London and Brighton Railway
Pre-grouping	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
27 June 1846 (1846-06-27)	Station opened
Passengers
2019/20	79,442
2020/21	24,508
2021/22	67,324
2022/23	71,168
2023/24	73,830
Notes 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, 57 miles 47 chains (92.7 km) from London Bridge, and train services are provided by Southern.

History

The station was opened by the London and Brighton Railway on 27 June 1846, 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.'

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.

Services

All services at Berwick are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.

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

• 1 tph to Brighton via Lewes
• 1 tph to Eastbourne

Additional services between Brighton, Hastings and Ore call at the station during the peak hours, as well as some morning services to London Victoria and some evening services to Eastbourne.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Glynde		SouthernEast Coastway Line		Polegate

Gallery

• The station building on platform 2, seen from the station approach
• The signal box
• The station in 1964

See also

• Berwick-upon-Tweed railway station
• North Berwick railway station
• Cuckmere Brickworks railway

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 33. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
2. Minnis, John. "Railway Signal Boxes: A Review". Research Report Series 28-1012. English Heritage. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
3. Bellett, Chris. "Section C". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
4. Table 190 National Rail timetable, May 2023

External links

• Train times and station information for Berwick railway station (East Sussex) from National Rail
• Berwick railway station on Trainspots

• Railway stations in East Sussex
• DfT Category E stations
• Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations
• Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1846
• Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway
• 1846 establishments in England
• Wealden District