Bramber railway station

Bramber
Location
Place	Bramber
Area	Horsham, West Sussex
Coordinates	50°52′51″N 0°18′56″W / 50.88093°N 0.31549°W / 50.88093; -0.31549Coordinates: 50°52′51″N 0°18′56″W / 50.88093°N 0.31549°W / 50.88093; -0.31549
Grid reference	TQ186104
Operations
Pre-grouping	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways
Platforms	2
History
1 July 1861[1]	Opened
7 March 1966	Closed
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Bramber was a railway station in England on the Steyning Line which served the village of Bramber. The station was patronised by tourists visiting nearby Bramber Castle, Potter's Museum and the village. In order to accommodate the special excursion trains the station platforms were extra long.^[2]

The railway closed as a result of the Beeching Axe in 1966 and now forms part of the Downs Link footpath. Little remains of the station today, which now forms part of a traffic roundabout and the adjoining 'Bramber Garden Nursery'; however a complete station namesign, with individually carved wooden letters, has been preserved within the public area of the nursery.^[3][4]

Gallery

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  A view in 1964

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  Former station site on Steyning Bypass

See also

• List of closed railway stations in Britain

References