Sheffield Park railway station
Sheffield Park | |||||
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A view of the station from the footbridge | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Fletching, Lewes District, East Sussex England | ||||
| Coordinates | 50°59′44.31″N 0°00′03.86″W / 50.9956417°N 0.0010722°W | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ404237 | ||||
| System | Station on heritage railway | ||||
| Owned by | Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways Bluebell Railway | ||||
| Managed by | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| August 1882 | Opened | ||||
| May 1955 | closed | ||||
| August 1956 | reopened | ||||
| 17 March 1958 | Closed | ||||
| 7 August 1960 | Reopened | ||||
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Sheffield Park is the southern terminus of the Bluebell Railway and also the headquarters of the line. It is located on the southern bank of the River Ouse (which the line crosses just beyond the platforms) and is also situated on the Greenwich Meridian. It also neighbours 360 Degree Brewing Company which is named for the Greenwich Meridian and is famed for a cask best bitter called Bluebell which is named in honour of the Bluebell Railway.