West Hoathly railway station
- West Hoathly railway station
Infobox UK disused station
name = West Hoathly
caption = The station remains seen in early 2006
gridref = TQ371328
manager = London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
owner = Southern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Bluebell Railway
locale = Sharpthorne, West Hoathly
borough = Mid Sussex, West Sussex
platforms = 2
years = 1882
events = Station opened
years1 = 1958
events1 = Station closed
years2 = 1992
events2 = Line reopened
West Hoathly is a closed railway station on what is now the Bluebell Railway. The station was closed in 1958 but was used by the contractors demolishing the line as a good place to bring equipment in and out.
Trains returned to the site of the station in 1992 with a passing loop installed to allow engines to 'run round' their trains, however this was removed with opening of the extension to Kingscote in 1994.
Today much of the platforms remain in place and it has recently become the site of a large store of ballast and sleepers for the future extension to East Grinstead. Despite its name it is situated in the village of Sharpthorne, half a mile from West Hoathly. It is sited immediately to the north of Sharpthorne Tunnel, the longest tunnel in UK preservation. Plans to reopen the station are frequently floated as it is the only station in an urban area on the line south of East Grinstead, but these have largely been knocked back. Indeed the land where the old platforms remain was in danger of being sold off for housing to fund the northern extension.
See also
* List of closed railway stations in Britain
External links
* [http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/ Disused stations]
* [http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/w/west_hoathly/index.shtml Photos of the Station]
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