Hurst Green railway station

Coordinates: 51°14′38″N 0°00′14″E / 51.244°N 0.004°E / 51.244; 0.004
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Hurst Green
National Rail
Main station building in May 2013
General information
LocationHurst Green, District of Tandridge
England
Grid referenceTQ399513
Managed bySouthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeHUR
ClassificationDfT category E
Key dates
1 June 1907Opened (Hurst Green Halt)
12 June 1961New station opened to replace Halt
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.694 million
 Interchange Decrease 72,609
2019/20Decrease 0.682 million
 Interchange Decrease 70,091
2020/21Decrease 0.144 million
 Interchange Decrease 10,486
2021/22Increase 0.374 million
 Interchange Increase 30,010
2022/23Increase 0.446 million
 Interchange Increase 38,850
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
A 1910 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Hurst Green railway station.

Hurst Green railway station is on the Oxted line in southern England and serves the Hurst Green neighbourhood of Oxted in Surrey. It is 21 miles 20 chains (21.25 miles, 34.20 km) from London Bridge. The station is managed by Southern.

History[edit]

The original Hurst Green Halt opened 1 June 1907 with short wooden platforms, sited between the road bridge and the junction of the East Grinstead/Uckfield lines. This halt was closed on 12 June 1961 and the present station was opened on the northside of the bridge.

Facilities[edit]

On the London-bound platform is a staffed ticket office (open during most of the day) and a self-service passenger-operated ticket machine is located outside the station on the London-bound side.

Services[edit]

Off-peak, all services at Hurst Green are operated by Southern using Class 171 DMUs and Class 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[1]

During the peak hours and on weekends, the service between London Victoria and East Grinstead is increased to 2 tph.

In addition, there are also a number of peak hour Thameslink operated services between East Grinstead, London Bridge and Bedford, which are operated using Class 700 EMUs.

On Sundays, northbound services on the Uckfield branch terminate at Oxted instead of London Bridge.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southern
East Grinstead Branch
Thameslink
Peak Hours Only
Southern
Uckfield Branch

References[edit]

  1. ^ Table 182 National Rail timetable, May 2022

External links[edit]

51°14′38″N 0°00′14″E / 51.244°N 0.004°E / 51.244; 0.004