Balcombe railway station is on the Brighton Main Line in England, serving the village of Balcombe, West Sussex. It is 33 miles 64 chains (54.4 km) down the line from London Bridge via Redhill and is situated between Three Bridges and Haywards Heath. It is managed by Southern.
Balcombe | |
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General information | |
Location | Balcombe, District of Mid Sussex England |
Grid reference | TQ306301 |
Managed by | Southern |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | BAB |
Classification | DfT category E |
History | |
Opened | 12 July 1841 |
Passengers | |
2016/17 | 0.128 million |
2017/18 | 0.132 million |
2018/19 | 0.152 million |
2019/20 | 0.180 million |
2020/21 | 49,106 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Trains calling at Balcombe are primarily operated by Thameslink, with some Southern services during the peaks.
The original station was opened in July 1841 by the London and Brighton Railway, which became the London Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1846. The station was resited to its present position in 1848 or 1849.[1]
The station became part of the Southern Railway during the grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. When sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the privatisation of British Railways.
Off-peak, all services at Balcombe are operated by Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]
Additional Thameslink and Southern services to London Victoria, Bedford and Littlehampton call at the station during the peak hours.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Thameslink Brighton Main Line | ||||
Southern Brighton Main Line Peak Hours Only |
Railway stations in West Sussex | |||
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London to Brighton Brighton Main Line | |||
Three Bridges to Ford via Horsham Arun Valley line | |||
London to Horsham via Dorking | |||
Southampton & Portsmouth to Brighton Coastway West | |||
Bognor Regis branch | |||
Littlehampton branch | |||
London to East Grinstead | |||
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Bluebell Railway |
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Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Southeastern routes | |||||
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Stations in italics are served on limited occasions, at peak hours or on Sundays only. | |||||
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