West Grinstead
General information
LocationWest Grinstead, Horsham, West Sussex
England
Grid referenceTQ184225
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
16 Sep 1861[1]Opened
7 March 1966Closed

West Grinstead was a railway station on the Steyning Line which served the village of West Grinstead. It had a goods yard with a cattle loading bay and facilities for handling horse boxes. With the hunt kennels and national stud based in the area, the station saw substantial horse traffic.[2]

The station closed as a result of the Beeching Axe in 1966 and now forms part of the Downs Link footpath. The main station building and station worker's cottages, although now privately owned, remain, as do the station platforms. The local parish council have erected a replica station sign in the vicinity, and an old railway signal has also been installed. A British Railways Mark 1 coach has also been placed on rails in the former goods yard.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Southwater   British Rail
Southern Region

Steyning Line
  Partridge Green

See also

References

  1. "Index". Archived from the original on 17 June 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  2. West Sussex County Council Press Release, 6 June 2000

50°59′22″N 0°18′51″W / 50.9895°N 0.3143°W / 50.9895; -0.3143

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