Preparing to head north from Horsted Keynes
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Preparing to head north from Horsted Keynes
Image: © Marathon Taken: 2 May 2011
Horsted Keynes station was closed under the Beeching cuts on 28 October 1963 with the ending of trains from Seaford via Haywards Heath. Trains over the Lewes to East Grinstead line had ceased in 1958. As a junction station it was the busiest station on the line in terms of services but arguably one of the quieter for passengers. As part of the Bluebell Line it has been restored under a 1930s theme. It has five platforms and a subway connecting them, and is the largest preserved Heritage Railway station in the UK. It is the crossing place for services when two trains are operating as seen here with the double header awaiting the arrival from Kingscote.
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Image Location
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51.048112
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-0.044066