A report on Crawley and Brighton Main Line
Aside from London and Brighton themselves, the line serves multiple large urban areas along its route, including Redhill, eastern Crawley, Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill.
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West Sussex
5 linksCounty in South East England on the English Channel coast.
County in South East England on the English Channel coast.
The ceremonial county comprises the shire districts of Adur, Arun, Chichester, Horsham, and Mid Sussex, and the boroughs of Crawley and Worthing.
There are three main railway routes: the Brighton Main Line, the Arun Valley Line and the West Coastway Line.
Burgess Hill
3 linksTown and civil parish in West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex, on the edge of the South Downs National Park, 39 mi south of London, 10 mi north of Brighton and Hove, and 29 mi northeast of the county town, Chichester.
Town and civil parish in West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex, on the edge of the South Downs National Park, 39 mi south of London, 10 mi north of Brighton and Hove, and 29 mi northeast of the county town, Chichester.
It had an area of 3.7 sqmi and a population of 30,635 at the 2011 Census, making it the fourth most populous parish in the county (behind Crawley, Worthing and Horsham) and the most populous in the Mid Sussex District.
Railway: The opening of the London to Brighton railway in 1841 triggered a further expansion of the town, although Burgess Hill railway station was for many years a request stop and not a regular station.
Sussex
2 linksHistoric county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom.
Historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom.
Crawley, Worthing and Eastbourne are major towns, each with a population over 100,000.
The exception to this pattern is the 20th century north-south development on the A23-Brighton line corridor, Sussex's main link to London.
Surrey
3 linksCounty in South East England which borders Kent to the east, East Sussex to the southeast, West Sussex to the south, Hampshire to the west, Berkshire to the northwest, and Greater London to the northeast.
County in South East England which borders Kent to the east, East Sussex to the southeast, West Sussex to the south, Hampshire to the west, Berkshire to the northwest, and Greater London to the northeast.
M23 (north–south) in effect connects Croydon to Brighton as the dualled A23 trunk road to the north and beyond Crawley. It has junction to a spur to Gatwick Airport on the Surrey/Sussex border. It has a Surrey junction, the M25 Merstham interchange, close to the Reigate M25 junction.
There are many railway lines in the county, those of note include the Waterloo to Reading Line, South West Main Line, Portsmouth Direct Line, Sutton and Mole Valley Lines (from Horsham, West Sussex itself on the Arun Valley Line from Littlehampton) and the Brighton Main Line.
Weald
3 linksArea of South East England between the parallel chalk escarpments of the North and the South Downs.
Area of South East England between the parallel chalk escarpments of the North and the South Downs.
Some areas, such as the flat plain around Crawley, have been utilised for urban use: here are Gatwick Airport and its related developments and the Horley-Crawley commuter settlements.
The Brighton Main Line followed the same route as its road predecessors: although it necessitated the long tunnel near Balcombe and the Ouse Valley Viaduct.
Gatwick Airport
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Gatwick Airport, also known as London Gatwick , is a major international airport near Crawley, West Sussex, England, 29.5 mi south of Central London.
The airport railway station, which is next to the South Terminal, provides connections along the Brighton Main Line and Thameslink Core to Victoria, London Bridge and St Pancras stations in London and Brighton, Worthing, Eastbourne, Portsmouth, Chichester and Bognor Regis to the south.
Haywards Heath
2 linksTown in West Sussex, England, 36 mi south of London, 14 mi north of Brighton, 13 mi south of Gatwick Airport and 31 mi northeast of the county town, Chichester.
Town in West Sussex, England, 36 mi south of London, 14 mi north of Brighton, 13 mi south of Gatwick Airport and 31 mi northeast of the county town, Chichester.
Nearby towns include Burgess Hill to the southwest, Horsham to the northwest, Crawley northwest and East Grinstead northeast.
Haywards Heath railway station is a major station on the Brighton Main Line.
Redhill, Surrey
2 linksTown in the borough of Reigate and Banstead within the county of Surrey, England.
Town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead within the county of Surrey, England.
It is also on the railway junction, served by Redhill railway station, of the Brighton Main Line, North-Downs line, and Redhill-Tonbridge line.
Metrobus routes 400, 420, 430, 435, 460 and Fastway 100. These buses provide connections to Reigate, Sutton, Epsom, Caterham, Gatwick Airport, Crawley and East Grinstead
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
1 linksRailway company in the United Kingdom from 1846 to 1922.
Railway company in the United Kingdom from 1846 to 1922.
The main line to Brighton from London Bridge opened in 1841.
However, the railway's existence began to generate new goods and passenger traffic at towns and villages on or near the main line, such as Reigate, Crawley and Haywards Heath.
Three Bridges railway station
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Three Bridges railway station is located in and named after the village of Three Bridges, which is now a district of Crawley, West Sussex, England.
It is at the point where the Arun Valley Line diverges from the Brighton Main Line and Thameslink, 29 mi down the line from via.