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I wasn't able to go but Sussex Police said that there were between 30,000 and 40,000 people there - this was quite a bit lower than last time 5th November fell on a Saturday.
Yes - there is a 'private' gate at the end of the down platform which can only be used if you are going to the hotel. Is this the most recently built hotel with a dedicated access to a station?
This was briefly looked at a few years ago but quickly rejected because of the huge capital cost, loss of capacity to/from Charing Cross and the relatively small benefit of through services between Kent and SWT land.
Just to be pedantic - they are Railway Group Standards, not Network Rail Standards.
Railway Group Standards are "owned" by the Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited. Decisions about Standards are made by a cross-industry committee which includes Network Rail, TOCs, FOCs, rolling stock...
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