line to Uckfield closed on 23 February 1969, in order that a relief road in Lewes could be built over the redundant trackbed. Layout The station is located at a junction, where two western branches of the East Coastway line (from London and from Brighton) join to continue eastwards towards Eastbourne. Each of the two branches has its own set of platforms (the junction itself is immediately east of the station). The two sets of platforms together form a "V" shape (keilbahnhof), with a large open area (as well as the main station building) between platforms 2 and 3. London branch Platforms 1 and 2 serve the London branch. Both platforms are long enough to accommodate a 12-carriage train. Platform 1 is an eastbound side platform used by trains originating in London running towards and ; Platform 2 is usually served by westbound services towards or via , although it is also signalled for eastbound departures, meaning it can be used by trains that reverse at the station to run to and from the east. Brighton branch Platforms, 3, 4 and 5 are located on the Brighton branch. These platforms are considerably shorter than those on the London side platforms 3 and 5 are only long enough to accommodate six carriages, while platform 4 can hold seven. Platform 3 is an eastbound platform served by through trains from Brighton towards , and ; Platforms 4 and 5 are both signalled bi-directionally, but in normal service they are used by westbound trains towards ; through services usually use platform 4, while those that start and terminate here normally run from platform 5. Services All services at Lewes are operated by Southern using and EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: 2 tph to via 3 tph to (2 of these call at all stations and 1 does not stop at ) 2 tph to 1 tph to (semi-fast) 1 tph to via Eastbourne (stopping) 1 tph to via Eastbourne (semi-fast) During the peak hours and on Saturdays, the station is served by an additional hourly service between Brighton and Ore. From May 2023 there will be 2tph off-peak between Brighton and Eastbourne, with 1tph continuing to Ore Until 2018, the station was served by hourly services through to . These services were discontinued as part of the May 2018 timetable changes due to long journey times and insufficient