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Uckfield’s new station building is making rapid progress and is expected to be open for business in early March. We understand there will be a ceremony to mark the occasion.
Since the closure of the town’s station in 1991 in order to stop trains from crossing the High Street, passengers have been literally left out in the cold. Despite this shameful state of affairs, patronage on the line has rocketed in the past five years. The appalling conditions for staff were no better and last year the ‘temporary’ ticket hut, dating from 1991, was condemned following rat infestation.
The new glass and stainless steel building will be a significant improvement and is a mark of the success of the Uckfield line, even in its currently limited form. This will do nicely for the next few years, but the future will be even better once the route is restored to its main line status.
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