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Barcombe was a railway station serving the village of Barcombe in East Sussex. It was part of the East Grinstead to Lewes line, more popularly known as the Bluebell Railway.The station was originally opened as "New Barcombe" to distinguish it from the nearby station of Barcombe Mills (then called 'Barcombe'), and was changed to its more usual name on 1 January 1885. In 1897 goods sidings were installed at a cost of £1450. The station planned to close on the 13th June 1955 but the station actually closed on the 29 May due to a strike but this closure was found to be illegal. British Railways were forced to reopen the line in August 1956 but the station was not reopened as it was not mentioned in the original act. Following closure of the line in March 1958 under British Railways Branch-Line Report (prior to the Beeching Axe), the track was lifted in 1960 from south of Sheffield Park to Culver Junction. Subsequently Barcombe station building was sold and was converted into a private house. The platform edge is still visible but the trackbed has been infilled up to about one foot below platform level.