Bodiam
Station - TN32 5UD

Bodiam
station our present terminus is a classic light railway station as realised
by Holman Fred Stephens. It has the simplest layout; a run round loop which
was mostly used in earlier days as a siding, and one siding (now two) which
terminates at a cattle dock. The building is the same size as Northiam and
has been restored to virtually its 1900 condition. It has a small waiting
and Booking area and a larger goods office . At the end of the building is
a small lean too, now a staff kitchen that housed an acetylene gas production
plant to light the few lamps on the station. The station lighting has now
been been discretely modernised with electricity and exact reproductions
of the original lamps. This station was until 30 years ago completely surrounded
by hopfields owned by Guinness and the station was busy serving this industry
and transporting Hop-pickers in season. Today it is even busier bringing passengers
to the historic castle.