▁line ▁to ▁East bourne . ▁ ▁Cons cious ▁of ▁the ▁threat ▁that ▁the ▁SER ' s ▁line ▁would ▁pose ▁to ▁the ▁C uck oo ▁Line , ▁the ▁L B SC R ▁managed ▁to ▁persu ade ▁the ▁SER ▁to ▁withdraw ▁its ▁proposal ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁a ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁sp ur ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁stations ▁in ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s . ▁A ▁short ▁single - track ▁sp ur ▁was ▁therefore ▁opened ▁from ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s ▁West ▁through ▁Gro ve ▁T unnel ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁track ▁cur ved ▁north ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁main ▁H ast ings ▁Line ▁towards ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s ▁Central , ▁en abling ▁through - running ▁to ▁the ▁H ast ings ▁Line ▁and ▁the ▁Bright on ▁Main ▁Line ▁from ▁the ▁West ▁station . ▁ ▁An ▁L B SC R ▁goods ▁service ▁first ▁used ▁the ▁sp ur ▁from ▁about ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁but ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁a ▁passenger ▁service ▁was ▁delayed ▁until ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁Even ▁by ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁only ▁ 5 ▁passenger ▁services ▁and ▁ 1 ▁goods ▁train ▁were ▁using ▁the ▁sp ur ▁in ▁a ▁down ▁direction ▁from ▁the ▁Central ▁station . ▁Us age ▁did ▁however ▁increase ▁when ▁the ▁Southern ▁Railway ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁line ▁following ▁the ▁grouping ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁ 9 ▁down ▁passenger ▁services ▁used ▁it . ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁this ▁had ▁increased ▁to ▁ 1 3 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁to