High Rocks railway station

The original High Rocks Halt opened on 1 June 1907, as part of a London, Brighton and South Coast Railway scheme to boost traffic on its lines.^[2] It finally closed on 5 May 1952 due to low traffic (it had been closed from 16 October 1939 to 15 June 1942 as a wartime economy measure). The rest of the line soldiered on with ever-decreasing services, to be finally closed to all traffic on 10 August 1985.^[2]

The line through the station site was re-opened by the Spa Valley Railway in 1997. The new High Rocks station opened in August 1998, having been built about 100 yards west of the original halt closed in 1952.^[2][3] The platform was built by the High Rocks Inn, through whose gardens access to the platform is provided. As a result, the station is only served by trains when the Inn is open to the public.^[4]

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  The platform seen from an approaching train.
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  Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST no.72 passes the site of the original halt.
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  The platform gate into the High Rocks gardens through which passengers leave the station.

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Groombridge towards Eridge		Spa Valley Railway		Tunbridge Wells West Terminus
Disused railways
Groombridge		British Rail Southern Region Wealden Line		Tunbridge Wells West
Groombridge		British Rail Southern Region Cuckoo Line		Tunbridge Wells West
Groombridge		British Rail Southern Region Three Bridges to Tunbridge Wells Central Line		Tunbridge Wells West