Cranbrook railway station serves the new town of Cranbrook near

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, England. The station is on the

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between and stations, down the line from . It is the newest station on the line, having opened in December 2015. Despite being the closest station to

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(2.2 miles away), there is not yet a public transport link between the two, but in 2015 a direct bus route was expected to be introduced after the station's completion, to help improve the town's poor level of bus service.

Construction

The station was originally expected to open in 2013, and the 2014 timetables included an additional two minutes for trains passing the station. However, detailed design of the station began only in summer 2014, and construction started that autumn with opening initially due in spring 2015, but problems with a sewer and railway signalling postponed the opening for a then unknown duration. In August 2015, the opening was announced for October. By October 2015, it transpired that the station would not open until 13 December 2015. The station cost £5m to build.

Facilities

The station's single platform has a usable length of to accommodate the six-car trains (paired three-car units) that operate on the route. There is a car park with 150 spaces. The station and its services are operated by South Western Railway. The station is unmanned; however, there is a ticket machine so tickets must be purchased before travel.

Services

Off-peak, all services at Cranbrook are operated by South Western Railway using and DMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 1 tph to via * 1 tph to The station is also served by a single weekday peak hour service from to which is operated by

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