High Rocks railway station

High Rocks railway station is a station on the Spa Valley Railway in High Rocks, East Sussex, England.

History

The original High Rocks Halt opened on 1 June 1907, as part of a London, Brighton and South Coast Railway scheme to boost traffic on its lines. It finally closed on 5 May 1952 due to low traffic. The rest of the line soldiered on with ever-decreasing services, to be finally closed to all traffic on 10 August 1985.

Preservation

The line through the station site was re-opened by the Spa Valley Railway in 1997. The new High Rocks station opened in August 1998, having been built about 100 yards west of the original halt closed in 1952. The platform was built by the High Rocks Inn, through whose gardens access to the platform is provided. As a result, the station is only served by trains when the Inn is open to the public.