Lewes railway station
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| Lewes | |
code = LWS |
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|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Lewes |
| Local authority | East Sussex |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Platforms in use | 5 |
| Annual entry/exit | 2.405 million * |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| * based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Lewes. Disclaimer (PDF) | |
Lewes railway station serves the town of Lewes in East Sussex. It has five platforms and is on the East Coastway Line. Train services are provided by Southern.
The typical off-peak service is:
- 5tph (trains per hour) to Brighton
- 2tph to London Victoria via Gatwick Airport
- 2tph to Hastings, one of which continues to Ore
- 2tph to Seaford
- 1tph to Ashford International via Hastings
The present station is the third "Lewes Station", there having been significant changes to the tracks running through the town during the 19th Century, which necessitated relocation and remodelling of the station. Most notably, there used to be a line heading north to Uckfield. This line was an alternative route to London which would be useful today for increasing capacity and relieving the network during engineering work. However the line between Lewes and Uckfield has been closed and lifted, although there have always been campaigns to re-open it. Branching off the Lewes to Uckfield section at Culver Farm was the lower portion of the Bluebell Railway, and a portion of this remains as a preserved railway.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Lewes railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Lewes railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falmer | Southern East Coastway Line |
Glynde | ||
| Cooksbridge | Southease | |||
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