Complex sentence: Although the station was closed to the Ashford-Hastings line (now the Marshlink Line), it did not connect to the main Rye railway station, but started immediately east of the River Rother on the Guldeford Road (now the A259).
Split into simpler sentences: Although the station was close to the Ashford-Hastings line (now the Marshlink Line), it did not connect to it or have direct access to the main Rye railway station. It started immediately east of the River Rother next to the Guldeford Road (now the A259).