- Robertsbridge railway station
Infobox UK station
name = Robertsbridge
code = RBR
manager = Southeastern
locale =Robertsbridge
borough =Rother
platforms = 2
usage0405 = 0.213
usage0506 = 0.225
usage0607 = 0.237
years =1851
events = OpenedRobertsbridge railway station is on the
Hastings Line inEast Sussex inEngland , and servesRobertsbridge . Train services are provided by Southeastern.History
Robertsbridge was temporarily the terminus of the
South Eastern and Chatham Railway 's (SECR) "Hastings Line" from Tunbridge Wells. This section was opened on1 September 1851 , with the 5.99mile (9.64 km) [Marsden, Colin J. "Route Recognition: 1 — Southern Region" (1985), page 96. Ian Allan Ltd, Shepperton. ISBN 0-7110-1553-8] stretch to Battle following four months later. A connection was then made with the existing route to Hastings on1 February 1852 . [Body, Geoffrey. "PSL Field Guide – Railways of the Southern Region" (1984), pages 161-162. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Cambridge. ISBN 0-85059-664-5] A large station building was provided on the Down side, along with a signal box at the south end of the Down platform.Robertsbridge became a junction in 1900 with the opening of the "Rother Valley Light Railway" to
Tenterden . The line was extended to Headcorn in 1905, and was renamed theKent and East Sussex Railway . In 1954, this line was closed beyond Tenterden Town (opened in 1903 beyond the original Tenterden station);British Rail closed the remaining branch on12 June 1961 . Thebay platform , on the Down (eastern) side of the station, is still in place. Attempts have been made by a railway preservation society, theRother Valley Railway , to preserve and restore track and rolling stock on this site, acquire land and gain planning permission where necessary, with the aim of restoring services along the line. (Steam trains already run on another section of the line, between Tenterden Town and Bodiam, 3½ miles from Robertsbridge.)Services
The typical off-peak service is one train per hour to London Charing Cross via Tunbridge Wells, and one train per hour to Hastings.
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