Henfield railway station
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| Henfield | |||
| Location | |||
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| Location | Henfield | ||
| Area | Horsham, West Sussex | ||
| Grid reference | TQ161206 | ||
| Operations | |||
| Pre-grouping | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway | ||
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways |
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| Platforms | 2 | ||
| History | |||
| October 1861 | Opened | ||
| 7 March 1966 | Closed | ||
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |||
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Closed railway stations in Britain |
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Henfield was a railway station on the Steyning Line which served the village of Henfield. It was equipped with a siding which received coal to serve the Steam Mill and Gas Works.
The station closed as a result of the Beeching Axe in 1966 and now forms part of the Downs Link footpath. Nothing remains of the station today other than the name "Station Road". A housing estate named "Beechings" occupies much of the station's site, somewhat ironically given that it was British Rail Chairman Richard Beeching who sent the railway line to its early grave.[1]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Partridge Green | British Rail Southern Region Steyning Line |
Steyning | ||
