West Grinstead railway station
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West Grinstead was a railway station on the Steyning Line
which served the village of West Grinstead
. It had a goods yard with a cattle loading bay and facilities for handling horse boxes. With the hunt kennels and national stud based in the area, the station saw substantial horse traffic.
The station closed as a result of the Beeching Axe
in 1966 and now forms part of the Downs Link
footpath. Although the main station buildings were demolished soon after closure, the station platforms have survived. The local parish council have erected a replica station sign in the vicinity, and an old railway signal has also been installed.
Steyning Line
The Steyning Line was a railway line that connected the West Sussex market town of Horsham with the once bustling south-coast port of Shoreham-by-Sea, with the possibility of an onward connection to Brighton...
which served the village of West Grinstead
West Grinstead
West Grinstead is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It lies just off the B2135 road four miles northwest from Henfield.It is within the ancient division of the Rape of Bramber...
. It had a goods yard with a cattle loading bay and facilities for handling horse boxes. With the hunt kennels and national stud based in the area, the station saw substantial horse traffic.
The station closed as a result of the Beeching Axe
Beeching Axe
The Beeching Axe or the Beeching Cuts are informal names for the British Government's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system in the United Kingdom. The name is that of the main author of The Reshaping of British Railways, Dr Richard...
in 1966 and now forms part of the Downs Link
Downs Link
The Downs Link is a 36.7-mile footpath and bridleway linking the North Downs Way at St. Martha's Hill in Surrey with the South Downs Way near Steyning in West Sussex and on via the Coastal Link to Shoreham-by-Sea.- History :...
footpath. Although the main station buildings were demolished soon after closure, the station platforms have survived. The local parish council have erected a replica station sign in the vicinity, and an old railway signal has also been installed.