High Rocks railway station
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High Rocks railway station is a station on the Spa Valley Railway in High Rocks, East Sussex, England.
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.[1] 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.[1]
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.[1][2] 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.[3]
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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.
| Preceding station | Heritage Railways Heritage railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groombridge | style="background:#Template:Heritage rail colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Spa Valley Railway | style="background:#Template:Heritage rail colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Tunbridge Wells West |
| Disused railways | ||||
| Groombridge | style="background:#Template:BR(S) colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | British Rail Southern Region Wealden Line |
style="background:#Template:BR(S) colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Tunbridge Wells West |
| Groombridge | style="background:#Template:BR(S) colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | British Rail Southern Region Cuckoo Line |
style="background:#Template:BR(S) colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Tunbridge Wells West |
| Groombridge | style="background:#Template:BR(S) colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | British Rail Southern Region Three Bridges to Tunbridge Wells Central Line |
style="background:#Template:BR(S) colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Tunbridge Wells West
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