Cooksbridge railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in East Sussex, England}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Cooksbridge
| symbol_location = gb
| symbol = rail
| image = Cooksbridge.jpg
| caption = The platforms at Cooksbridge, looking northwest
| borough = Cooksbridge, Lewes District, East Sussex
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|50.904|-0.009|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000|display=inline,title}}
| grid_name = Grid reference
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|TQ400134|25|TQ400134}}
| manager = Southern
| platforms = 2
| code = CBR
| classification = DfT category F2
| original = London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
| pregroup = London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
| postgroup = Southern Railway
| years = 1 October 1847
| events = Opened as Cook's Bridge
| years1 = May 1885
| events1 = Renamed Cooksbridge
| mpassengers =
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{increase}} 42,858}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 21,152}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 47,552}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 62,220}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 80,692}}
| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
}}
Cooksbridge railway station serves the village of Cooksbridge in East Sussex, England. It is on the East Coastway Line, {{convert|47|mi|31|chain|km}} from {{stn|London Bridge}} via {{rws|Redhill}}. Train services are provided by Southern.
The station is unstaffed. A PERTIS ticket machine was installed in 2008 on both the London-bound and the Lewes-bound platform.
History
Cooksbridge lies on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway "cut-off" line between Keymer Junction, near Wivelsfield on the Brighton Main Line, and Lewes. The erstwhile Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway were authorised to build the line in 1845; the LBSCR purchased it and opened the link on 1 October 1847.Official notice published in {{cite news |newspaper=The Sussex Advertiser |date=28 September 1847 }} The station opened as Cook's Bridge{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=68 }} on the same date.{{cite book |last1=Dendy Marshall |first1=C.F. |last2=Kidner |first2=R.W. |title=History of the Southern Railway |edition=2nd |year=1963 |orig-year=1937 |publisher=Ian Allan |location=Shepperton |isbn=0-7110-0059-X |page=515 }} The first station master was Richard Strevett who stayed until promoted to Hailsham on 17 August 1861. This replacement (George Bennett) lasted only a few weeks, arriving on 16 August 1861 and returning to his old job (porter at Brighton) on 6 September 1861. His replacement, Alfred Paver, was appointed on 13 September 1861.The employment records of the London Brighton & South Coast Railway held in the National Archives.
The initial services were very sparse. The May 1848 timetable shows Up Trains to London at 8.30am and 5.50pm and a London arrivals at 9am. (Afternoon passengers were directed to travel via Lewes on the 5.50pm train).{{cite news |newspaper=The Sussex Advertiser |date=30 May 1848 }}
During May 2020, Platform 1 was extended to accommodate 8 coach trains, as opposed to a previous 6.{{Cite web|title=Cooksbridge Station Sees Improvements|url=https://rail-record.co.uk/cooksbridge-station-sees-improvements/|date=2020-05-09|website=Rail Record|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-09}}
Services
All services at Cooksbridge are operated by Southern using {{brc|377}} EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:{{NRtimes|May 2022|190}}
- 1 tph to {{stn|London Victoria}} via {{stnlnk|Gatwick Airport}}
- 1 tph to {{stnlnk|Eastbourne}}
On Sundays, the service is still hourly, but with Eastbourne trains continuing to Ore via Hastings
Prior to December 2019, the station was served by a limited weekday service only with no weekend services. In December 2019, a regular hourly service was introduced on weekdays and Saturdays, followed by an hourly Sunday service in May 2020.{{Cite web|title=Network Rail improvement works at Cooksbridge – May 2020|url=http://www.hamsey.net/news-items/network-rail-improvement-works-at-cooksbridge-may-2020/?MessagePageUrl=http://www.hamsey.net/whats-on/|website=www.hamsey.net|access-date=2020-05-09}}
{{rail start}}
{{rail line|previous={{stnlnk|Wivelsfield}}
or
{{stnlnk|Plumpton}}|next={{stnlnk|Lewes}}|route=Southern
{{smalldiv|East Coastway Line}}|col={{Southern colour}} }}
{{end}}
References
External links
{{commons category|Cooksbridge railway station}}
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{{East Sussex railway stations}}
{{TSGN and SE Stations|Mainline East=y|FCC None=y|SE None=y}}
Category:Railway stations in East Sussex
Category:DfT Category F2 stations
Category:Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1847
Category:Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway