In 1878, authority was obtained to lay a single-track spur south of Ashurst Junction, which would enable services to bypass Groombridge.

[2] This reduced the importance of Groombridge as a junction station, as direct Victoria - Crowborough/Uckfield services no longer had to reverse at there.

The opening of the spur meant that more services were routed through Eridge, which became the point where London trains were divided for the two lines south.

[8] Four sets of goods sidings lay to the north of the main station, serving a carriage dock, blacksmith's shop, and stable.

By 1899, the levels of traffic generated from the Oxted Line prompted the LBSCR to invest in extending the island platform and re-aligning the track around it.

[11] However, the pattern of operations changed significantly in the wake of the Beeching Report, when the relative importance of Groombridge and Eridge as railway junctions diminished with the closure of one after another of the lines in the area.

The 1958 signal box remained boarded-up, and the goods yard contained a moribund coal merchant's business.

In 1985, the Department for Transport gave British Rail permission to close the line from Eridge to Tunbridge Wells with additional alternative bus services being provided.

[14] The Spa Valley Railway obtained the trackbed between Tunbridge Wells West and Birchden Junction in March 1996.

A new refreshment kiosk has also been constructed, selling local produce, hot and cold drinks, and ice creams.