259:
488:
519:
531:
45:
504:
306:
383:
313:
Since being taken over by the
Bluebell Railway, the station has become one of the most popular in UK preservation, and has won many awards. It has been restored with a 1930s theme, including period newspaper headlines on boards by the buffet, and advertisements of the period. With five platforms, it
294:
trains had run on the last day of the 1962 season using the disused eastern side (electrified services only used
Platform 2). Between 1960 and 1962, Bluebell Railway services had terminated at Bluebell Halt, a temporary station about one-half mile (800 m) to the south.
314:
is the largest preserved heritage railway station in the UK. Horsted Keynes is the crossing place for services when two trains are operating, and hosts many events each year for steam enthusiasts. It is also the home of the line's
Carriage and Wagon department.
317:
Repair and restoration work on the canopy on
Platform 5 began in late 2022, as part of the "Jewel in the Crown" project to refurbish the station buildings, financed by a fund-raising campaign which had accumulated £543,000 by the start of 2022.
530:
518:
487:
1109:
298:
As a junction station it was the busiest station on the line in terms of services but arguably one of the quieter for passengers. The station lies about 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from the village of
88:
1114:
727:
126:
1124:
1104:
670:
258:
720:
387:
503:
369:
713:
441:
155:
275:
834:
141:
325:
are realised, creating something rare within UK preservation, a junction station at which both lines are operated by preservationists.
648:
617:
586:
939:
643:
612:
581:
446:
137:
1129:
964:
757:
1063:
1028:
772:
455:
413:
357:
287:
279:
536:
The south end of the station featuring the signal box on the right with the junction beyond and carriage works on the left.
1010:
954:
944:
934:
839:
762:
120:
1073:
992:
864:
782:
429:
555:
974:
894:
824:
777:
353:
914:
909:
844:
44:
1119:
1068:
969:
929:
899:
397:
949:
849:
787:
767:
472:
322:
959:
919:
872:
854:
829:
819:
809:
904:
814:
283:
924:
70:
524:
The north end after resignalling to allow both lines to the junction beyond the bridge to be used.
1002:
984:
882:
745:
509:
321:
The
Bluebell Railway plans to make the station a junction once again if plans to extend toward
305:
382:
1055:
797:
639:
608:
577:
405:
291:
267:
243:
145:
36:
338:
239:
699:
299:
250:. The station has been used as a shooting location in several film and TV productions.
66:
1098:
349:
342:
271:
178:
705:
737:
74:
1020:
671:"Downton Abbey rail line in £300,000 fundraising bid to aid lockdown recovery"
341:. All three were originally built in or shortly after 1882, to the designs of
334:
348:
The railway has been featured in many television series and films, including
103:
90:
644:"Engine House at Horsted Keynes Railway Station (Grade II) (1257917)"
247:
337:, and an engine house to the south of the station, are all Grade II
493:
The classic view of the north end of the station, here with 34028
304:
257:
709:
582:"Horsted Keynes Railway Station (Grade II) (1257915)"
1110:
Former London, Brighton and South Coast
Railway stations
613:"Horsted Keynes Signal Box (Grade II) (1257907)"
274:
on 28 October 1963 with the cessation of trains from
1054:
1019:
1001:
983:
881:
863:
796:
744:
556:"The Jewel in the Crown appeal hits initial target"
213:
205:
197:
189:
184:
174:
169:
161:
151:
133:
119:
82:
62:
57:
23:
1115:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1882
290:line having ceased in 1958). However, the first
262:Bluebell Railway train at Horsted Keynes in 1964
721:
8:
512:32473 in the double sided Platforms 4 and 5.
1038:
728:
714:
706:
370:List of closed railway stations in Britain
43:
20:
345:, the railway company's staff architect.
209:Commencement of Bluebell Railway services
1125:Grade II listed buildings in West Sussex
1105:Heritage railway stations in West Sussex
883:Southampton & Portsmouth to Brighton
442:London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
374:
156:London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
1044:Heritage railway stations (West Sussex)
547:
483:
217:Cessation of British Railways services
201:Electric trains commence via Ardingly
7:
16:Preserved railway station in England
142:Southern Region of British Railways
649:National Heritage List for England
618:National Heritage List for England
587:National Heritage List for England
14:
798:Three Bridges to Ford via Horsham
529:
517:
502:
486:
447:Lewes and East Grinstead Railway
381:
333:The main station building, the
700:Horsted Keynes railway station
236:Horsted Keynes railway station
1:
865:London to Horsham via Dorking
165:5 (with tracks 1,2,3 and 4/5)
309:1930s ambience of Platform 5
1146:
266:The station was closed by
1041:
1037:
471:
454:
440:
434:Line open, station closed
428:
424:
421:
419:
412:
404:
396:
380:
229:
225:
221:
42:
34:
1021:London to East Grinstead
477:Line and station closed
1130:Thomas Myres buildings
675:www.shropshirestar.com
310:
263:
460:Line and station open
308:
261:
49:The station sign and
1003:Littlehampton branch
736:Railway stations in
985:Bognor Regis branch
100: /
58:General information
750:Brighton Main Line
746:London to Brighton
558:. Bluebell Railway
392:Following station
378:Preceding station
358:The Woman In Black
311:
264:
104:51.0461°N 0.0446°W
1092:
1091:
1050:
1049:
940:Durrington-on-Sea
835:Christ's Hospital
482:
481:
478:
461:
449:
435:
422:Disused railways
388:Heritage railways
282:(trains over the
233:
232:
1137:
1120:Bluebell Railway
1056:Bluebell Railway
1039:
802:Arun Valley line
730:
723:
716:
707:
687:
686:
684:
682:
667:
661:
660:
658:
656:
640:Historic England
636:
630:
629:
627:
625:
609:Historic England
605:
599:
598:
596:
594:
578:Historic England
574:
568:
567:
565:
563:
552:
533:
521:
506:
490:
476:
459:
445:
433:
406:Bluebell Railway
385:
375:
339:Listed buildings
329:Listed buildings
292:Bluebell Railway
268:British Railways
244:Bluebell Railway
146:Bluebell Railway
138:Southern Railway
129:
115:
114:
112:
111:
110:
109:51.0461; -0.0446
105:
101:
98:
97:
96:
93:
47:
37:heritage railway
21:
1145:
1144:
1140:
1139:
1138:
1136:
1135:
1134:
1095:
1094:
1093:
1088:
1046:
1033:
1015:
997:
979:
965:Shoreham-by-Sea
885:
877:
859:
800:
792:
758:Gatwick Airport
748:
740:
734:
696:
691:
690:
680:
678:
669:
668:
664:
654:
652:
638:
637:
633:
623:
621:
607:
606:
602:
592:
590:
576:
575:
571:
561:
559:
554:
553:
549:
544:
537:
534:
525:
522:
513:
507:
498:
491:
475:
458:
444:
432:
366:
331:
256:
240:railway station
238:is a preserved
144:
140:
125:
108:
106:
102:
99:
94:
91:
89:
87:
86:
77:
53:
30:
29:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1143:
1141:
1133:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1097:
1096:
1090:
1089:
1087:
1086:
1084:Horsted Keynes
1081:
1071:
1066:
1064:East Grinstead
1060:
1058:
1052:
1051:
1048:
1047:
1042:
1035:
1034:
1032:
1031:
1029:East Grinstead
1025:
1023:
1017:
1016:
1014:
1013:
1007:
1005:
999:
998:
996:
995:
989:
987:
981:
980:
978:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
891:
889:
879:
878:
876:
875:
869:
867:
861:
860:
858:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
806:
804:
794:
793:
791:
790:
785:
780:
775:
773:Haywards Heath
770:
765:
760:
754:
752:
742:
741:
735:
733:
732:
725:
718:
710:
704:
703:
695:
694:External links
692:
689:
688:
662:
631:
600:
569:
546:
545:
543:
540:
539:
538:
535:
528:
526:
523:
516:
514:
508:
501:
499:
492:
485:
480:
479:
470:
467:
463:
462:
456:Sheffield Park
453:
450:
439:
436:
426:
425:
423:
420:
417:
416:
414:Sheffield Park
411:
408:
403:
400:
394:
393:
390:
379:
373:
372:
365:
362:
330:
327:
300:Horsted Keynes
288:East Grinstead
280:Haywards Heath
255:
252:
231:
230:
227:
226:
223:
222:
219:
218:
215:
211:
210:
207:
203:
202:
199:
195:
194:
193:Station opened
191:
187:
186:
182:
181:
176:
172:
171:
167:
166:
163:
159:
158:
153:
149:
148:
135:
131:
130:
123:
121:Grid reference
117:
116:
84:
80:
79:
67:Horsted Keynes
64:
60:
59:
55:
54:
48:
40:
39:
32:
31:
27:Horsted Keynes
26:
25:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1142:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1102:
1100:
1085:
1082:
1079:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1065:
1062:
1061:
1059:
1057:
1053:
1045:
1040:
1036:
1030:
1027:
1026:
1024:
1022:
1018:
1012:
1011:Littlehampton
1009:
1008:
1006:
1004:
1000:
994:
991:
990:
988:
986:
982:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
955:East Worthing
953:
951:
948:
946:
945:West Worthing
943:
941:
938:
936:
935:Goring-by-Sea
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
892:
890:
888:
887:Coastway West
884:
880:
874:
871:
870:
868:
866:
862:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
840:Billingshurst
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
807:
805:
803:
799:
795:
789:
786:
784:
781:
779:
776:
774:
771:
769:
766:
764:
763:Three Bridges
761:
759:
756:
755:
753:
751:
747:
743:
739:
731:
726:
724:
719:
717:
712:
711:
708:
701:
698:
697:
693:
677:. 12 May 2020
676:
672:
666:
663:
651:
650:
645:
641:
635:
632:
620:
619:
614:
610:
604:
601:
589:
588:
583:
579:
573:
570:
557:
551:
548:
541:
532:
527:
520:
515:
511:
505:
500:
496:
489:
484:
474:
468:
465:
464:
457:
451:
448:
443:
437:
431:
427:
418:
415:
409:
407:
401:
399:
395:
391:
389:
384:
377:
376:
371:
368:
367:
363:
361:
359:
355:
351:
350:Downton Abbey
346:
344:
340:
336:
328:
326:
324:
319:
315:
307:
303:
301:
296:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
269:
260:
253:
251:
249:
245:
241:
237:
228:
224:
220:
216:
212:
208:
204:
200:
196:
192:
188:
183:
180:
177:
173:
168:
164:
160:
157:
154:
150:
147:
143:
139:
136:
132:
128:
124:
122:
118:
113:
85:
81:
76:
72:
68:
65:
61:
56:
52:
46:
41:
38:
33:
22:
19:
1083:
1077:
1074:West Hoathly
1043:
993:Bognor Regis
886:
801:
783:Burgess Hill
749:
702:on Trainspot
679:. Retrieved
674:
665:
653:. Retrieved
647:
634:
622:. Retrieved
616:
603:
591:. Retrieved
585:
572:
560:. Retrieved
550:
494:
430:West Hoathly
347:
343:Thomas Myres
332:
320:
316:
312:
297:
272:Beeching Axe
265:
235:
234:
179:Thomas Myres
170:Construction
50:
18:
975:Fishersgate
895:Southbourne
825:Littlehaven
778:Wivelsfield
738:West Sussex
198:7 July 1935
107: /
83:Coordinates
75:West Sussex
35:Station on
1099:Categories
915:Chichester
910:Fishbourne
845:Pulborough
542:References
335:signal box
270:under the
152:Managed by
92:51°02′46″N
71:Mid Sussex
51:Sharpthorn
1069:Kingscote
970:Southwick
930:Angmering
900:Nutbourne
681:21 August
655:9 October
624:9 October
593:9 October
562:7 October
495:Eddystone
398:Kingscote
185:Key dates
175:Architect
162:Platforms
95:0°02′41″W
1078:proposed
950:Worthing
850:Amberley
788:Hassocks
768:Balcombe
473:Ardingly
364:See also
323:Ardingly
302:itself.
134:Owned by
127:TQ370292
63:Location
960:Lancing
920:Barnham
873:Warnham
855:Arundel
830:Horsham
820:Faygate
810:Crawley
469:
466:
452:
438:
410:
402:
386:
276:Seaford
254:History
242:on the
78:England
905:Bosham
815:Ifield
354:Poirot
248:Sussex
284:Lewes
925:Ford
683:2021
657:2013
626:2013
595:2013
564:2022
356:and
278:via
214:1963
206:1962
190:1882
286:to
246:in
1101::
673:.
646:.
642:.
615:.
611:.
584:.
580:.
510:E4
360:.
352:,
73:,
69:,
1080:)
1076:(
729:e
722:t
715:v
685:.
659:.
628:.
597:.
566:.
497:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
