Hellingly railway station

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Hellingly
Location
Location Hellingly
Area Wealden
Operations
Pre-grouping London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Platforms 1
History
1 Sept 1880 Station opened
14 June 1965 Station closed to passengers
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom

Closed railway stations in Britain
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Hellingly was a railway station on the now closed Eridge to Polegate line (the Cuckoo Line) in East Sussex. It served the village of Hellingly.

There was also a separate platform for passengers visiting Hellingly Hospital by tram, until 1933, the passenger service via Tramcar being discontinued from 1931. The line, known as the Hellingly Hospital Railway continued in use for transporting coal wagons from Hellingly Station for use at the Hospital until 1959 .

It was built by London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. The line was closed under the Beeching Axe in 1965.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Horam   British Rail
Southern Region

Cuckoo Line
  Hailsham

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Coordinates: 50°53′08″N, 0°16′06″E