Does Cranleigh have a railway station?
Cranleigh railway station – Wikipedia.
What train line is Cranleigh on?
– CRANLEIGH RAILWAY – Cranleigh Station. This site provides information on, the now closed, Guildford to Horsham Direct Railway, often referred to as the ‘Cranleigh Line’; Cranleigh being the largest village that the line served.
When did Cranleigh train station close?
14 June 1965
The line closed on 14 June 1965 four months before its centenary, the only Surrey railway closure in the mid-1960s stripping out known as the Beeching Axe, officially termed “The Reshaping of British Railways”.
Where is the Cranleigh Line in West Sussex?
The Cranleigh line was a linking railway line that connected Guildford on the Portsmouth-London line, the county town of Surrey, with the West Sussex market town of Horsham on another line to the south coast.
When did the Cranleigh railway close in Surrey?
The line ran through Cranleigh and measured 19.25 miles (31 km). The line closed on 14 June 1965 four months before its centenary, the only Surrey railway closure in the mid-1960s stripping out known as the Beeching Axe, officially termed “The Reshaping of British Railways”.
Why did the LSWR close the Cranleigh Line?
The LSWR’s control of the area north-west of the line ensured that the ½-mile south-facing spur of Stammerham Junction (also known as Itchingfield South Fork) which was intended to allow trains to run between Guildford and Shoreham or Chichester directly remained little used. The LBSCR therefore decided to close the section from 1 August 1867.
Is there a railway line from Guildford to Horsham?
The Cranleigh line was a linking railway line that connected Guildford on the Portsmouth-London line, the county town of Surrey, with the West Sussex market town of Horsham on another line to the south coast. The line ran through Cranleigh and measured 19.25 miles (31 km).