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354:0.101 million
345:
338:
335:0.626 million
329:
325:
313:
306:
303:0.306 million
297:
293:
290:0.164 million
286:
279:
276:0.672 million
270:
266:
263:0.634 million
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101:50.796; 0.279
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73:
68:
64:
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57:
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45:
40:
34:
22:
19:
1868:Southeastern
1836:
1797:Cooden Beach
1786:Pevensey Bay
1784:
1770:Hampden Park
1769:
1757:
1750:
1743:
1736:
1729:
1722:
1715:
1683:
1676:
1664:
1657:
1650:
1646:East Croydon
1633:
1578:
1544:Cooden Beach
1533:Pevensey Bay
1531:
1517:Hampden Park
1516:
1424:Southeastern
1371:
1307:
1300:
1293:
1245:
1174:
1063:
1024:Cooden Beach
1014:Pevensey Bay
999:Hampden Park
998:
950:
863:Hampden Park
862:
810:Preston Park
728:. Retrieved
724:the original
719:
710:
702:
695:. Retrieved
685:
677:
673:
654:
648:
534:
511:
508:
502:
494:
492:
476:Hampden Park
475:
471:
465:
463:
438:Hampden Park
433:
432:
240:Hampden Park
239:
228:
217:
183:Pre-grouping
161:DfT category
149:Station code
63:Hampden Park
27:Hampden Park
18:
1792:Normans Bay
1738:Bishopstone
1706:Cooksbridge
1696:Wivelsfield
1539:Normans Bay
1492:Bishopstone
1462:Moulsecoomb
1356:Groombridge
1221:Crowborough
1155:Bishopstone
1125:Moulsecoomb
1019:Normans Bay
969:Moulsecoomb
838:Cooksbridge
794:East Sussex
749:Train times
503:Stone Cross
446:East Sussex
375:Interchange
343:Interchange
311:Interchange
284:Interchange
224:1 July 1903
99: /
75:Coordinates
1893:Categories
1858:Thameslink
1802:Collington
1775:Eastbourne
1601:Ham Street
1586:Winchelsea
1574:Three Oaks
1549:Collington
1522:Eastbourne
1412:Thameslink
1361:High Rocks
1188:Aldrington
1092:Winchelsea
1082:Three Oaks
1029:Collington
1004:Eastbourne
901:Etchingham
868:Eastbourne
697:19 January
640:References
619:Eastbourne
569:Eastbourne
467:Willingdon
442:Eastbourne
246:Passengers
218:Willingdon
216:Opened as
210:1888-01-01
126:Managed by
84:50°47′46″N
67:Eastbourne
1717:Southease
1596:Appledore
1477:Southease
1183:Portslade
1140:Southease
1064:Marshlink
916:Crowhurst
896:Stonegate
691:"Table U"
201:Key dates
136:Platforms
87:0°16′44″E
1873:Southern
1817:Hastings
1765:Polegate
1701:Plumpton
1685:Balcombe
1635:Selhurst
1564:Hastings
1512:Polegate
1452:Brighton
1420:Southern
1284:Northiam
1231:Uckfield
1198:Brighton
1115:Brighton
1072:Hastings
1044:Hastings
994:Polegate
959:Brighton
931:Hastings
891:Wadhurst
858:Polegate
833:Plumpton
815:Brighton
605:Southern
597:Polegate
567:3tph to
560:1tph to
553:2tph to
548:Brighton
546:2tph to
539:2tph to
517:Services
499:Polegate
489:Location
454:Southern
238:Renamed
227:renamed
130:Southern
119:TQ607021
59:Location
1807:Bexhill
1759:Berwick
1745:Seaford
1580:Doleham
1554:Bexhill
1507:Berwick
1497:Seaford
1333:Isfield
1160:Seaford
1087:Doleham
1034:Bexhill
989:Berwick
853:Berwick
730:3 March
667:. R508.
633:
630:
615:
601:
460:History
436:serves
359:2022/23
327:2021/22
295:2020/21
268:2019/20
255:2018/19
208: (
168:History
70:England
1752:Glynde
1666:Horley
1652:Purley
1502:Glynde
1467:Falmer
1426:routes
1351:Eridge
1289:Bodiam
1226:Buxted
1216:Eridge
1130:Falmer
984:Glynde
974:Falmer
911:Battle
848:Glynde
661:
526:171801
478:under
379:
373:
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341:
322:40,484
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288:
282:
1848:Govia
1711:Lewes
1472:Lewes
1135:Lewes
979:Lewes
886:Frant
843:Lewes
571:only.
412:Notes
1422:and
1193:Hove
751:and
732:2010
699:2024
659:ISBN
1822:Ore
1591:Rye
1569:Ore
1097:Rye
1077:Ore
1049:Ore
936:Ore
555:Ore
444:in
152:HMD
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