By Catherine Cassidy, Hassocks Rail Group

Come and celebrate 200 years of the modern railway at Hassocks Station on Saturday 27th September 2025! This day is the 200th Anniversary of the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway and Railway 200 is the nationwide celebration marking 200 years of the modern railway.

Hassocks grew up around the station which opened in 1841 and Hassocks wouldn’t be the village it is today without the station. There have been four stations at Hassocks since the f irst one opened in 1841. In 2000 the Hassocks Rail Group (part of the Hassocks Community Organisation) was formed to campaign for a new station and in July 2013 the new station building was opened and lifts installed in 2014.

Hassocks Rail Group is joining in the Railway 200 nationwide celebrations on Saturday 27th September 2025 by having a display in the Waiting Room at Hassocks Station of photos of Hassocks Station through the ages, people’s memories of travelling by train, keepsake cards with pictures of the old and new stations and a potted history of the different stations to hand out, train stickers, train pictures for children to colour in and a model train set. Come along and join in the celebrations and collect your keepsake card!