Preston Park railway station spur tracks which run from Preston Park through a tunnel to . The London Brighton and South Coast Railway opened a new station named "Preston", on 1 November 1869 to serve the growing parish of Preston, then north of the Brighton boundary. The station was enlarged and remodelled to its present design in 1879 during the construction of the Cliftonville Curve spur line from the main line to Hove and the West Sussex coast line. The station was then renamed "Preston Park" although the nearby Preston Park did not exist until 1883. In 1881 the railway murderer Percy Lefroy Mapleton
Preston Fishergate Hill railway station directed passenger traffic to the joint L&YR and LNWR station closer to the centre of town (Cotterall, 1982). Thereafter, the station remained open for goods traffic until 25 January 1965 but saw occasional passenger specials during the Preston Guild which is held every 20 years. For many years after closure to passengers the premises were let by a firm of provender merchants for use as offices. The station has since been demolished and housing now occupies the site. Notes Bibliography Preston Fishergate Hill railway station Preston Fishergate Hill was a railway station at the bottom of Fishergate Hill in Preston.