Hurst Green railway station serves Hurst Green in Surrey

Surrey

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, in England

England

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. Train services from the station are provided by Southern

Southern (train operating company)

Southern is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. Officially named Southern Railway Ltd., it is a subsidiary of Govia, a joint venture between transport groups Go-Ahead Group and Keolis, and has operated the South Central rail franchise since October 2000 and the Gatwick Express service...

, and the station is on the Oxted Line

Oxted Line

The Oxted Line is a railway line in southern England. It was originally operated jointly by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and the South Eastern Railway. It is now part of the Southern franchise....

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On the London-bound platform is a manned ticket office (staffed for most of the day) and a self-service passenger-operated ticket machine

Ticket machine

A ticket machine, also known as a ticket vending machine , is a vending machine that produces tickets. For instance, ticket machines dispense train tickets at railway stations and tram tickets at some tram stops and in some trams...

 is located outside the station on the London-bound side. A self-service PERTIS

Permit to travel

In the ticketing system of the British rail network, a Permit to Travel provisionally allows passengers to travel on a train when they have not purchased a ticket in advance and the ticket office of the station they are travelling from is closed, without incurring a penalty fare.Since a large...

 (PERMIT TO TRAVEL) passenger-operated coin-in-the-slot ticket machine is available on London-bound Platform 1 for use when the ticket office is closed.

Services

The typical off-peak service is:

• 2tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria
  Victoria station (London)
  Victoria station, also known as London Victoria, is a central London railway terminus and London Underground complex. It is named after nearby Victoria Street and not Queen Victoria. It is the second busiest railway terminus in London after Waterloo, and includes an air terminal for passengers...
  
   via Oxted
  Oxted railway station
  Oxted railway station is a relatively busy interchange station and terminus located in Surrey, in the South East region of England. At present, all train services are provided by Southern. The station is the busiest suburban station on the Oxted Line and is a terminus for some services on the...
  
  
• 1tph to London Bridge
  London Bridge station
  London Bridge railway station is a central London railway terminus and London Underground complex in the London Borough of Southwark, occupying a large area on two levels immediately south-east of London Bridge and 1.6 miles east of Charing Cross. It is one of the oldest railway stations in the...
  
   via Oxted
  Oxted railway station
  Oxted railway station is a relatively busy interchange station and terminus located in Surrey, in the South East region of England. At present, all train services are provided by Southern. The station is the busiest suburban station on the Oxted Line and is a terminus for some services on the...
  
  
• 2tph to East Grinstead
  East Grinstead railway station
  East Grinstead railway station serves the town of East Grinstead in West Sussex. The station was formerly divided into two levels: the higher level platforms serving the Three Bridges to Tunbridge Wells Central Line, whilst the lower level platforms received services from the Oxted Line 49 km ...
  
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• 1tph to Uckfield
  Uckfield railway station
  Uckfield railway station serves Uckfield in East Sussex, England. Train services from the station are provided by Southern, and the station is the terminus for the Uckfield branch of the Oxted Line.- History :...
  
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History

The original Hurst Green Halt opened 1 June 1907 with short wooden platforms It was sited between the road bridge and the junction between the East Grinstead/Uckfield lines . This halt was closed on 12 June 1961 and the present station was opened on the northside of the bridge. It now serves as a main station on the Oxted Line.

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