Balcombe railway station


Balcombe railway station is on the Brighton Main Line in England, serving the village of Balcombe, West Sussex. It is down the line from via and is situated between and. It is managed by Southern.
Trains calling at Balcombe are primarily operated by Thameslink, with some Southern services during the peaks.

History

The original station was opened in July 1841 by the London and Brighton Railway, which became the London Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1846. The station was resited to its present position in 1848 or 1849.
The station became part of the Southern Railway during the grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. When sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the privatisation of British Railways.

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is:
These services are operated by Thameslink
In the morning peak
No additional trains run in the evening peak