Seaford railway station, East Sussex
Seaford 
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| Location | |
| Place | Seaford |
| Local authority | Lewes (district) |
| Grid reference | TV481991 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SEF |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | D |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.777 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.762 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.790 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.798 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.767 million |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | LB&SCR |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| 1 June 1864 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Seaford from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Seaford Railway Station is in Seaford, East Sussex, England. It is the terminus of the Seaford Branch Line of the East Coastway Line. The station has been reduced to single track and only one platform remains in use (previously two). The remaining platform is still referred to as 'Platform 2'. Train services from the station are provided by Southern.
The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway opened Seaford station on 1 June 1864. It was designed as a through station for a proposed extension to Eastbourne that was never built.
A working model of Seaford Station as it appeared in the 1920s is displayed at Seaford Museum.
As of May 2011[update] the typical off-peak service is two trains per hour to Brighton with direct trains to and from London Victoria at peak hours.
RCTS Sussex rail tour in 1962
A1X class 0-6-0T No. 32636 and E4 class 0-6-2T
Coordinates: 50°46′23″N 0°06′00″E / 50.773°N 0.100°E
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