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Rotherfield and Mark Cross railway station

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Former railway station in England

Rotherfield & Mark Cross
The site of the station in 2021
General information
LocationRotherfield and Mark Cross, Wealden
England
Grid referenceTQ565303
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 September 1880Station opened as Rotherfield
1 November 1901Name changed to Rotherfield and Mark Cross
14 June 1965Station closed to passengers

Rotherfield and Mark Cross (also Rotherfield) is the name of a closed station on the Eridge - Heathfield - Polegate railway (the Cuckoo Line) in East Sussex. The station was built by London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and closed with the line in 1965 (the "Beeching Axe").

The station building is still standing, and is in use as a private house.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Eridge   British Rail
Southern Region

Cuckoo Line
  Mayfield

References

  • Branch Lines to Tunbridge Wells. Middleton Press.
  1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 368. OCLC 931112387.
  2. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 200. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

External links

51°03′03″N 0°13′57″E / 51.0507°N 0.2326°E / 51.0507; 0.2326

Closed stations in East Sussex
Cuckoo Line
Kent and East Sussex Railway
Three Bridges to Tunbridge Wells Central Line
Bexhill West Branch Line
Lewes and East Grinstead Railway
Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway
Rye and Camber Tramway
Other


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