Petworth railway station
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Petworth railway station was a railway station nearly two miles (3 km) from the town of Petworth in West Sussex, England at grid reference SU970191
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 the 10th of October1859 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 the 5th of February 1955 and to freight traffic in 20th of 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.
[edit] Bibliography
- Smith, Keith and Mitchell, Vic (1981). Branch Lines to Midhurst. Middleton. ISBN 0-906520-01-0
- Mitchell, Vic and Smith, Keith (1987). Branch Lines around Midhurst. Middleton. ISBN 0-906520-49-5
[edit] External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fittleworth | Midhurst Railways | Selham | ||
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