Falmer railway station is in

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, south-east England, from on the East Coastway line. It is operated by

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. The station serves the village of Falmer as well as the University of Sussex campus and the University of Brighton Falmer campus. It also serves Falmer Stadium, the home of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. as well as various eastern suburbs of Brighton such as Woodingdean and Rottingdean. The original station was approximately 53

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s east of its present location, and opened on 8 June 1846. It was moved to its present location, much closer to the village, on 1 August 1865, and rebuilt in 1890. The buildings on the down (eastbound) platform date from this time, but modern replacements have been installed on the westbound side.

Service

All services at Falmer are operated by

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. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 3 tph to * 2 tph to * 1 tph to via During the peak hours and on Saturdays, the station is served by an additional hourly service between Brighton and . When Brighton & Hove Albion FC matches take place at the Falmer Stadium, additional matchday-only trains operate from the station to Brighton and . In addition, most usual services are run with additional carriages and the platforms at the station have been extended to accommodate the longer trains. A queuing system is in operation in both directions after full-time at the stadium.

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