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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Berwick Railway Station (East Sussex)

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

377415 passing through Berwick with a Southern service to Brighton

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

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

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 National Rail Following station
Southern

See also

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