Hever Station
A line was then constructed from the Hurst Green junction south through Edenbridge (called Edenbridge Town from 1 May 1896), Hever, Cowden and Ashurst to join with the existing line from East Grinstead through Withyham to Tunbridge Wells. This line opened to passengers on 1 October 1888.
However in those days all services were directed towards Tunbridge Wells and it was not until 7 June 1914 that direct services travelled south from Ashurst towards Uckfield.Text.
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Hever station forecourt. The station building is now privately owned and is occupied by a commercial company. Access to the platforms is via a gate on the right of the picture. Unfortunately the station is a considerable distance from the castle and village, and the route is via some rather narrow country lanes where some caution is required to avoid passing traffic. The station is, therefore, not well used. 14.08.2005
South of Hever the line has been reduced to single track. Signal OD55 and the TPWS magnets protecting the single line section are shown, together with the special blue SPAD signal beyond the main signal. If the signal is passed at danger the train should be brought to a halt, but the SPAD signal also shows a steady red signal with two flashing red signals above and below the steady red as an additional warning. SPAD stands for Signal Passed At Danger. This signal was CORRECTLY passed at green by the driver of one of the two trains involved in the fatal Cowden rail accident. At the time there was no subsequent means of warning the train of another service coming the other way. 18.09.2003