Slinfold railway station was on the
Cranleigh Line and served the village of
Slinfold
Slinfold is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Horsham (district), Horsham District of West Sussex, England.
Geography
The village is almost west of Horsham, just off the A29 road.
The parish covers . The 2001 Census ...
in
West Sussex
West Sussex is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Surrey to the north, East Sussex to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Hampshire to the west. The largest settlement is Cr ...
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History
The line had a single track and opened on 2 October 1865.
[ The station had a single platform and a small goods yard facility. At one time it had three private sidings serving a ]brickworks
A brickworks, also known as a brick factory, is a factory for the manufacturing of bricks, from clay or shale. Usually a brickworks is located on a clay bedrock (the most common material from which bricks are made), often with a clay pit, quar ...
(later Duke and Ockendens) and a timber yard (later Randalls Ladders).
The line was closed in 1965 following '' The Reshaping of British Railways'' report of 1963. Slinfold station was demolished and a caravan park now stands on the site.
Other Cranleigh Line stations
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Guildford () is a town in west Surrey, England, around south-west of central London. As of the 2011 census, the town has a population of about 77,000 and is the seat of the wider Borough of Guildford, which had around inhabitants in . The nam ...
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See also
*List of closed railway stations in Britain
The list of closed railway stations in Great Britain includes the year of closure if known. Stations reopened as heritage railways continue to be included in this list and some have been linked. Stations listed are those being available to the ...
References
External links
Slinfold railway station
at Disused-Stations.org.uk
Cranleigh Line website
Disused railway stations in West Sussex
Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1865
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965
Beeching closures in England
1865 establishments in England
1965 disestablishments in England
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