Heathfield railway station was on the Cuckoo Line

Cuckoo Line

The Cuckoo Line is an informal name for the now defunct railway service which linked Polegate and Eridge in East Sussex, England, from 1880 to 1968. It was nicknamed the Cuckoo Line by drivers, from a tradition observed at the annual fair at Heathfield, a station on the route...

 between Horam

Horam railway station

Horam railway station was on the Cuckoo Line between Hellingly and Heathfield, serving the town of Horam.-History:The station was opened by the Tunbridge Wells and Eastbourne Railway on 5 April 1880 and was originally named Horeham Road for Waldron. It was on the line extension from Hailsham to...

 and Mayfield

Mayfield railway station

Mayfield was a railway station on the now closed Eridge to Polegate cross country line . It was built by London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and closed under the Beeching Axe in 1965.The station building is now a private residence...

, serving the market town of Heathfield

Heathfield, East Sussex

Heathfield is a small market town, and the principal settlement in the civil parish of Heathfield and Waldron in the Wealden District of East Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, England.-Location:...

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It was built in 1880 by London, Brighton and South Coast Railway

London, Brighton and South Coast Railway

The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1846 to 1922. Its territory formed a rough triangle, with London at its apex, practically the whole coastline of Sussex as its base, and a large part of Surrey...

 on the line extension from Hailsham

Hailsham railway station

Hailsham Railway Station was on the Cuckoo Line between Polegate and Hellingly serving the town of Hailsham. Originally built in 1849 by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. it was a terminus station serving both passengers and livestock for the nearby market...

 to Eridge

Eridge railway station

Eridge railway station serves a rural district around Eridge in East Sussex. Mainline train services from the station are provided by Southern, and the station is on the Uckfield branch of the Oxted Line. Also heritage services connecting to Groombridge, High Rocks and Tunbridge Wells West are run...

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Present day

An industrial estate and car park now occupy much of the station site to the south-east. Above them at road level (Station Approach), the booking office still survives as a shop and café.

To the north-west the 265 yard long tunnel also survives with a footpath running through it — part of the Cuckoo Trail

Cuckoo Trail

The Cuckoo Trail is an footpath and cycleway which runs from Hampden Park to Heathfield in East Sussex. It passes through the towns of Polegate and Hailsham, as well as the villages of Hellingly and Horam.- History :...

. There is a skateboarding ramp alongside the footpath immediately outside the tunnel.