Rotherfield and Mark Cross railway station

Rotherfield & Mark Cross
The site of the station in 2021
General information
LocationRotherfield and Mark Cross, Wealden
England
Grid referenceTQ565303
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 September 1880Station opened as Rotherfield
1 November 1901Name changed to Rotherfield and Mark Cross
14 June 1965Station closed to passengers
Location

Rotherfield and Mark Cross (also Rotherfield) is a closed railway station on the former Eridge - Heathfield - Polegate railway (the Cuckoo Line) in East Sussex. The station was built by London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and closed with the line in 1965 (the "Beeching Axe").[1][2]

The station building is still standing, and is in use as a private house.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Eridge   British Rail
Southern Region
Cuckoo Line 		  Mayfield

References

  • Branch Lines to Tunbridge Wells. Middleton Press.
  1. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 368. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 200. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

51°03′03″N 0°13′57″E / 51.0507°N 0.2326°E / 51.0507; 0.2326


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