Rye railway station
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Rye railway station serves Rye
in East Sussex
, England
. It is on the Marshlink Line
18 km (11¼ miles) east of Hastings
providing a passing place between two single track sections. Train services are provided by Southern
. The staggered platforms are linked by footbridge. Owing to a prolonged threat by British Rail
to close the line, the station remained unmodernised and gaslit well into the 1970s.
and one train per hour to Ashford International
.
At peak times an Ashford to Rye shuttle also operates meaning that between 0600 and 0900 6 trains operate toward Ashford International and the wider network of services available there. In the reverse direction in the evening some 6 trains operate between 1730 and 2000.
Rye, East Sussex
Rye is a small town in East Sussex, England, which stands approximately two miles from the open sea and is at the confluence of three rivers: the Rother, the Tillingham and the Brede...
in East Sussex
East Sussex
East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel.-History:...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is on the Marshlink Line
Marshlink Line
The Marshlink Line is the name given to services on the railway line linking Ashford with Hastings in the South East of England. The line was part of an original proposal by a company named the Brighton Lewes and Hastings Railway to extend its coast route to Hastings...
18 km (11¼ miles) east of Hastings
Hastings railway station
Hastings railway station is in Hastings in East Sussex, England. It is situated on the Hastings Line to Tunbridge Wells, the East Coastway Line to Brighton and the Marshlink Line to Ashford International....
providing a passing place between two single track sections. Train services are provided by Southern
Southern (train operating company)
Southern is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. Officially named Southern Railway Ltd., it is a subsidiary of Govia, a joint venture between transport groups Go-Ahead Group and Keolis, and has operated the South Central rail franchise since October 2000 and the Gatwick Express service...
. The staggered platforms are linked by footbridge. Owing to a prolonged threat by British Rail
British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
to close the line, the station remained unmodernised and gaslit well into the 1970s.
Services
The typical off-peak service is one train per hour to Hastings and BrightonBrighton railway station
Brighton railway station is the principal railway station in the city of Brighton and Hove, on the south coast of England. The station master is Mark Epsom...
and one train per hour to Ashford International
Ashford International railway station
Ashford International railway station serves Ashford in Kent, England. Services are provided by Southeastern, Southern and Eurostar.International services use platforms 3 & 4, whilst domestic trains use the original platforms 1 & 2, and a new island built when the Channel Tunnel opened...
.
At peak times an Ashford to Rye shuttle also operates meaning that between 0600 and 0900 6 trains operate toward Ashford International and the wider network of services available there. In the reverse direction in the evening some 6 trains operate between 1730 and 2000.