Partridge Green railway station
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Partridge Green was a railway station on the Steyning Line
which served the village of Partridge Green
.
The station closed as a result of the Beeching Axe
in 1966 and now forms part of the Downs Link
footpath.
The station buildings have been obliterated by housing and the Star Road Industrial Estate.
Steyning Line
The Steyning Line was a railway line that connected the West Sussex market town of Horsham with the once bustling south-coast port of Shoreham-by-Sea, with the possibility of an onward connection to Brighton...
which served the village of Partridge Green
Partridge Green
Partridge Green is a village in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the B2135 road 2.4 miles northwest of Henfield....
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The station closed as a result of the Beeching Axe
Beeching Axe
The Beeching Axe or the Beeching Cuts are informal names for the British Government's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system in the United Kingdom. The name is that of the main author of The Reshaping of British Railways, Dr Richard...
in 1966 and now forms part of the Downs Link
Downs Link
The Downs Link is a 36.7-mile footpath and bridleway linking the North Downs Way at St. Martha's Hill in Surrey with the South Downs Way near Steyning in West Sussex and on via the Coastal Link to Shoreham-by-Sea.- History :...
footpath.
The station buildings have been obliterated by housing and the Star Road Industrial Estate.