Berwick railway station is located in Berwick, East Sussex, England. Berwick village is located nearby to the south of the A27 road.

The station is on the East Coastway Line, from , and train services are provided by Southern.

History

The station was opened by the London and Brighton Railway on 27 June 1846, and was extended in 1890. The neighbouring station cottages were built between 1846 and 1892. The English Heritage report describes this station as 'in all one of the most complete wayside country station ensembles.'

Signal box

The Berwick signal box was a Saxby & Farmer Type 5 box, erected in 1879 and retained its original lever frame and semaphore signalling. Following an upgrade by Network Rail, the box was closed in February 2015, with the area now controlled from Sussex Regional Operations Centre at Three Bridges.

Services

thumb|left|[[British Rail Class 377|377415 passing through Berwick with a Southern service to ]]

All services at Berwick are operated by Southern using EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

  • 1 tph to via
  • 1 tph to

Additional services between Brighton, and call at the station during the peak hours, as well as some morning services to London Victoria and some evening services to Eastbourne.

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File:Berwick Station Building 11-08-05.JPG|The station building on platform 2, seen from the station approach

File:Berwick (Sussex) signal box, October 2014 02.JPG|The signal box

File:Berwick Station 1792614 4f7510da.jpg|The station in 1964

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See also

  • Berwick-upon-Tweed railway station
  • North Berwick railway station
  • Cuckmere Brickworks railway

References