Steyning railway station

Steyning railway station was on the Steyning Line which served the small market town of Steyning.[1]

Steyning
Location	Steyning, Horsham, West Sussex England
Grid reference	TQ182114
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
16 October 1861[1] 1 July 1861[2]	Opened
7 March 1966	Closed

Station opening and development

Steyning Railway Station, c. 1880

Steyning Station layout c. 1880

The arrival of the station accelerated residential development in the area and some houses were constructed by the railway contractor to the west of the station. Workshops constructed by the contractor survived as industrial units until their demolition after 1953.[3] In addition to passengers, the station's main traffic was animals, notably horses, for the Wednesday cattle market in "Market Field".

The single-track line was doubled by 1879.[1]

In 1912 the station master appointed by the LBSCR was Charles Holden, father of the past President of the Bluebell Railway Bernard Holden who also lived at the station-master's house.

Closed

The station closed as a result of the Beeching Axe in 1966 and was demolished soon after closure. The site is now occupied by the new alignment of the A283 Steyning-by-pass. Only the old warehouse building (view building), long since converted into townhouses remains of the station today aside from the name "Station Road".[4]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Henfield		British Rail Southern Region Steyning Line		Bramber

See also

• List of closed railway stations in Britain

References

1. Oppitz, Leslie (2001). Lost Railways of Sussex. Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-85306-697-9.
2. "Index".
3. "Steyning - British History Online". Retrieved 12 June 2010.
4. "Shoreham - Guildford". Retrieved 12 June 2010.