High Rocks Railway Station
History
The original High Rocks Halt opened on 1 June 1907, as part of a London, Brighton and South Coast Railway scheme to boost traffic on its lines. It finally closed on 5 May 1952 due to low traffic (it had been closed from 16 October 1939 to 15 June 1942 as a wartime economy measure). The rest of the line soldiered on with ever-decreasing services, to be finally closed to all traffic on 10 August 1985.
Preservation
The line through the station site was re-opened by the Spa Valley Railway in 1997. The new High Rocks station opened in August 1998, having been built about 100 yards west of the original halt closed in 1952. The platform was built by the High Rocks Inn, through whose gardens access to the platform is provided. As a result, the station is only served by trains when the Inn is open to the public.
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The platform seen from an approaching train.
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Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST no.72 passes the site of the original halt.
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The platform gate into the High Rocks gardens through which passengers leave the station.
References
- ^ "History and Line Closure". Spa Valley Railway. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ High Rocks railway station on Subterranea Britannica
- ^ "The Steam Railway". The High Rocks. Archived from the original on 8 February 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ "High Rocks Station". Spa Valley Railway. Retrieved 9 January 2025.