Petworth railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Petworth


caption =
gridref = SU969191
manager = London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
owner = Southern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
locale = Petworth
borough = Chichester, West Sussex
platforms = 1
years = 10 October 1859
events = Station opened
years1 = 1892
events1 = Rebuilt
years2 = 5 February 1955
events2 = Station closed (passengers)
years3 = 20 May 1963
events3 = Station closed (freight)

Petworth railway station was a railway station nearly two miles (3 km) from the town of Petworth in West Sussex, England.

It was located on the former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway single track Pulborough to Midhurst branch line. It had a single platform, and a passing loop for freight trains, together with a signal box and goods facilities.

The line was opened to here on 10 October 1859 and extended westwards to Midhurst in 1866. The main station building was rebuilt in about 1892 and is a wooden 1-storey structure with architectural embellishments.

The station was closed to passengers by the Southern Region of British Railways on 5 February 1955 and to freight traffic on 20 May 1966. Some time after this, the station building was converted to a guest house and a number of former Pullman lounge cars converted to camping coaches have been relocated here from Marazion in Cornwall as sleeping accommodation.

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External links

* [http://www.old-station.co.uk The Old Railway Station, Petworth]