Northiam railway station

Northiam
Station on heritage railway
General information
LocationNorthiam, Rother, East Sussex
England
Coordinates51°00′34″N 0°36′53″E / 51.009475°N 0.614716°E / 51.009475; 0.614716
Grid referenceTQ835265
Platforms2
History
Original companyRother Valley Railway
Pre-groupingKent and East Sussex Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Region of British Railways
Key dates
2 April 1900[1]Opened
4 January 1954Closed to passengers
12 June 1961[2]Goods services withdrawn
19 May 1990Services resumed
4 June 1990Officially reopened

Northiam railway station is on the Kent and East Sussex Railway. It is located to the west of the level crossing on the A28 road linking the Kentish village of Newenden and the East Sussex village of Northiam. Having served the area for over sixty years, the station closed with the line in 1961, but was later reopened in 1990 by the Kent and East Sussex Railway heritage organisation.

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 173.
  2. ^ Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-AngliA Publications & Services. p. 102. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.