Buxted | |
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Location | |
Place | Buxted |
Local authority | District of Wealden |
Coordinates | 50°59′24″N 0°07′52″E / 50.990°N 0.131°ECoordinates: 50°59′24″N 0°07′52″E / 50.990°N 0.131°E |
Grid reference | TQ494233 |
Operations | |
Station code | BXD |
Managed by | Southern |
Number of platforms | 1 |
DfT category | E |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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Annual rail passenger usage* | |
2011/12 | 0.168 million |
2012/13 | 0.176 million |
2013/14 | 0.162 million |
2014/15 | 0.150 million |
2015/16 | 0.133 million |
History | |
Original company | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
Pre-grouping | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
3 August 1868 | Opened |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Buxted from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
Buxted railway station is on the Uckfield branch of the Oxted Line in England, serving the village of Buxted, East Sussex. It is 43 miles 68 chains (70.6 km) down-line from London Bridge and is situated between Crowborough and Uckfield.
The station and all trains that call are operated by Southern.
The line used to continue to Lewes and Brighton until 1969.
The station was opened by the Brighton, Uckfield and Tunbridge Wells Railway on 3 August 1868. It became part of London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1859.
In 1990 the line between Crowborough and Uckfield was reduced from two tracks to one.
The typical off-peak service is one train per hour to London Bridge via Oxted and one train per hour to Uckfield.