[1] The line reduces from two tracks to one immediately south of the station en route to Seaford.

A third station in the town, Newhaven Marine, operated passenger services until 2006 and formally closed in October 2020.

[3] The station was opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway as Newhaven Wharf on 8 December 1847 as the terminus of a branch line from Lewes.

[4] In 1879, the port was redeveloped, constructing a new east pier and building a new wharf on reclaimed land, which could be run independently of tide times.

Connections with services to Gatwick Airport and London Victoria can be made by changing at Lewes.