Eridge Station 2021 - 2022
For very many years all services coming south from Ashurst and east from the Three Bridges line turned towards Tunbridge Wells. Passengers were required to change at Groombridge to go south towards Eridge. Although there was a direct line between "Ashurst Junction" and "Birchden Junction" it was only used for the storage of out of service locomotives. It was not until 7 June 1914 that direct services ran between Ashurst and Eridge. Thus a triangle of operational lines was formed in the area.
Groombridge and Tunbridge Wells West lost their passenger services on 6 July 1985 when trains between Eridge and Tonbridge were withdrawn. Eridge remains open, on the line between Uckfield and London, but one side of the station now also serves as a terminus for the Spa Valley service from Tunbridge Wells, which arrived in 2011. In the period between 1985 and 2011 parts of Eridge Station were left in poor condition but it has since been restored to a very high standard.
Separate collections cover (a) Eridge Station up to 2008; (b) Eridge Station 2008 - 2010; (c) Eridge Station 2011 - 2020; (d) Eridge Station from 2021; (e) Forge Farm Crossing; (f) The Birchden, Groombridge and Ashurst Triangle; (g) Groombridge Station; (h) Groombridge Signal Box; (i) East of Groombridge; (j) High Rocks Station; and (k) Tunbridge Wells Station and Shed.
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In 2022 facilities for disabled access to the Spa Valley Railway platform at Eridge Station were installed. Part of Platform 3 (originally Platform 4) was cut away and a ramp with handrails was installed. The ramp had not been commissioned when this image was taken. 04.03.2022 21378
In 2022 facilities for disabled access to the Spa Valley Railway platform at Eridge Station were installed. Part of Platform 3 (originally Platform 4) was cut away and a ramp with handrails was installed. The ramp had not been commissioned when this image was taken. 04.03.2022 21380
In 2022 facilities for disabled access to the Spa Valley Railway platform at Eridge Station were installed. Part of Platform 3 (originally Platform 4) was cut away and a ramp with handrails was installed. The ramp had not been commissioned when this image was taken. 04.03.2022 21386
In 2022 facilities for disabled access to the Spa Valley Railway platform at Eridge Station were installed. Part of Platform 3 (originally Platform 4) was cut away and a ramp with handrails was installed. The ramp had not been commissioned when this image was taken. 04.03.2022 21385
In 2022 facilities for disabled access to the Spa Valley Railway platform at Eridge Station were installed. Part of Platform 3 (originally Platform 4) was cut away and a ramp with handrails was installed. The ramp had not been commissioned when this image was taken. 04.03.2022 21387
In 2022 facilities for disabled access to the Spa Valley Railway platform at Eridge Station were installed. Part of Platform 3 (originally Platform 4) was cut away and a ramp with handrails was installed. The ramp had not been commissioned when this image was taken. 04.03.2022 21388
A new covered cycle rack has been provided in the car park at Eridge Station, and has acquired a nice selection of bicycle locks. Parking is now camera controlled; the "small print" shows that the charges apply after 20 minutes. The car park was rather sparsely populated. 04.03.2022 21383
Looking north from the Spa Valley Railway platforms at Eridge. The Spa Valley running line is in the centre of the picture and on the right is the former "long siding", although this is a shadow of it's former self having been truncated to a short spur. It had apparently not qualified for weed killing treatment. 29.05.2021 20634
Now at the southern end of Eridge Station, looking south. The end of the Spa Valley line is on the left and the bi-directional Uckfield line on the right. If access were available to the southern end of the bay platform the short Spa Valley stub would serve as a headshunt for running round. 29.05.2021 20653
Now at the southern end of Eridge Station, looking south. The end of the Spa Valley line is on the left and the bi-directional Uckfield line on the right. There is a short section of abandoned track beyond the buffer stops. The bridge carries the main A26 over the railway. 29.05.2021 20654
Now at the southern end of Eridge Station, looking south at platform level. The end of the Spa Valley line is on the left and the bi-directional Uckfield line on the right. 29.05.2021 18005 There are extensive separate galleries showing pictures of Eridge Station extending over many years. Please refer to the index.
