Global InformationRowfant railway station information
Rowfant | |
|---|---|
 Rowfant station c1890 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Rowfant, Mid Sussex, West Sussex England |
| Grid reference | TQ325368 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 9 July 1855 | Opened |
| 7 January 1961 | Goods facilities withdrawn |
| 2 January 1967 | Closed to passenger traffic |
Rowfant was a railway station on the Three Bridges to Tunbridge Wells Central Line in the parish of Worth, West Sussex.[1] The line closed in 1967, a casualty of the Beeching Axe. The route of the railway line cut a path through the estate of Curtis Miranda Lampson, a wealthy American fur trader and vice-chairman of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, who agreed to sell his land cheaply to the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) on condition that a station be provided, together with the right to stop trains on request. Apart from Lampson's Rowfant House the only other nearby residence was Worth Hall owned by John Nix, an LBSCR director. At Lampson's request a shelter was provided for his coachmen.[2][3] Before and during World War Two an Air Force Reserve Storage Depot, was constructed adjacent to the station and railway line.[4]
- ^ "Parishes - Worth | A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 7 (pp. 192-200)". British-history.ac.uk. 18 June 1935. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Rowfant railway station on Subterranea Britannica". Subbrit.org.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Rowfant Grange". Early-lbscr.co.uk. 13 April 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ Tim Whittle: Fuelling the Wars - PLUTO and the Secret Pipeline Network 1936 to 2015 published 2017 p219. ISBN 9780992855468