Hellingly railway station
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Hellingly | |||
Location | |||
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Location | Hellingly | ||
Area | Wealden | ||
Operations | |||
Pre-grouping | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway | ||
Post-grouping | Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways |
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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 | ||
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Horam | British Rail Southern Region Cuckoo Line |
Hailsham |
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