Railway station in East Sussex, England

Bishopstone Beach Halt

Station site in 2007

General information
Location| Bishopstone, Lewes District
England
Grid reference| TQ46080039
Platforms| 2
Other information
Status| Disused
History
Original company| London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping| Southern Railway
Key dates
1 June 1864[1]| Opened as Bishopstone
1 August 1922| Renamed Bishopstone Halt
26 September 1938| Closed
6 April 1939| Reopened and renamed Bishopstone Beach Halt
1 January 1942| Closed

Bishopstone Beach Halt was a railway station in East Sussex, England that was opened on 1 June 1864 and closed on 1 January 1942. The station was built on the Seaford Branch Line for residents of the Bishopstone and Tide Mills villages and located on the west side of Mill Drove. The company that operated the trains on opening was the London Brighton & South Coast Railway, later merged into the Southern Railway.

## Reasons for construction[edit]

The station was built primarily for the 60-100 workers at the mills. After the mills closed 1883 it became used mainly by holiday passengers.[2]

## History[edit]

The first name of the station was Bishopstone. It was closed in 1938 when a new Bishopstone station was built 0.6 miles (1 km) to the east, then reopened in 1939 as Bishopstone Beach Halt.

Preceding station  | Historical railways | Following station

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Newhaven Harbour
Line open, station open |  | Southern Railway
Seaford Branch Line |  | Bishopstone
Line open, station open

## Present day[edit]

The down platform remains intact with no track running through it. The edge stones on the up platform have been removed, but the concrete support of the station sign is still in place. The station can no longer be visited by the public.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 35.
2. ^ "The train now standing at Bishopstone Beach . . ". Sussex Express. 18 May 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
3. ^ "Disused Stations: Bishopstone Beach Halt". Disused Stations. Retrieved 20 August 2013.

Coordinates: 50°47′05″N 0°04′15″E / 50.78474°N 0.07075°E / 50.78474; 0.07075

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Closed stations in East Sussex

Cuckoo Line|

* Rotherfield and Mark Cross
* Mayfield
* Heathfield (Sussex)
* Horam
* Hellingly
* Hailsham

Kent and East Sussex Railway|

* Dixter Halt
* Junction Road Halt
* Salehurst Halt

Three Bridges to Tunbridge Wells Central Line|

* Forest Row
* Hartfield
* Withyham

Bexhill West Branch Line|

* Sidley
* Bexhill West

Lewes and East Grinstead Railway|

* Newick and Chailey
* Barcombe

Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway|

* St Leonards West Marina
* Stone Cross Halt
* Bulverhythe
* Glyne Gap Halt

Rye and Camber Tramway|

* Rye (R&C)
* Golf Links
* Camber Sands

Other|

* Barcombe Mills
* Bishopstone Beach Halt
* Holland Road Halt
* Mountfield Halt
* Snailham Halt

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