Petworth railway station

Petworth
Location
Place	Petworth
Area	Chichester, West Sussex
Grid reference	SU969191
Operations
Pre-grouping	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways
Platforms	1
History
10 October 1859	Station opened
1892	Rebuilt
5 February 1955	Station closed (passengers)
20 May 1966	Station closed (freight)
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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.

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 on 10 October 1859 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 5 February 1955 and to freight traffic on 20 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.

References

• Smith, Keith & Mitchell, Vic (1981). Branch Lines to Midhurst. Midhurst: Middleton. ISBN 0-906520-01-0.
• Mitchell, Vic & Smith, Keith (1987). Branch Lines around Midhurst. Midhurst: Middleton. ISBN 0-906520-49-5.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Petworth railway station.

• The Old Railway Station, Petworth

Coordinates: 50°57′47″N 0°37′12″W / 50.96317°N 0.62011°W / 50.96317; -0.62011