Public safety reasons means early closure for East Sussex station this November

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Rye Bonfire
Rye Bonfire // Credit: Rye Bonfire Society

has advised passengers that railway station will close early on Saturday, November 9th, for public safety reasons.

The station will close from 3 pm ready for the Rye Bonfire that will take place in the evening.

The Bonfire Society has backed the move, which also sees Lewes, Glynde, Southease, Falmer and Cooksbridge stations close early on Tuesday 5th November.

says that the train service to Rye cannot accommodate the number of people expected to visit the town, as well as neighbouring stations.

The operator says there is a very real risk that visitors would be stranded trying to get home as they would not be able to board the last train home.

“For reasons of public safety, Southern trains will, as usual, not be stopping trains at Rye station from 3pm on Saturday, 9 November, the day of the town bonfire celebrations.

“We’ve worked closely with community organisers and members of the local multi-agency Safety Advisory Group to help us come to this decision.

“Trains will run through Rye without stopping and online journey planners such as nationalrail.co.uk have been updated with this revised timetable. Please do consider your alternatives if you’re planning to travel that day.”

Head of Stations for Southern Rail, Stephen MacCallaugh

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  1. I just read this with shock and despair, checking the calendar to make sure it wasn’t April 1. Railways are good at carrying lots of people with lower environmental impact. Run additional trains. Make sure that the trains that do run have the maximum number of units. This would have been known about months and months ago. Where was the contingency plan? Southern trains have decided to put more traffic on the road, with increased risk of accidents and injuries and a corresponding increase in carbon emissions. This is amongst the least sensible decisions I have ever heard.

      1. Are they in the business of transporting people or aren’t they? Yes, let’s get people to understand they can’t rely on the trains, what a good business plan that is.

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