Southwick railway station
General information | |||||
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Location | Southwick, West Sussex, Adur England | ||||
Grid reference | TQ242051 | ||||
Managed by | Southern | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | SWK | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 12 May 1840 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 0.360 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.127 million | ||||
2021/22 | 0.262 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.283 million | ||||
2023/24 | 0.289 million | ||||
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Southwick railway station serves the town of Southwick in West Sussex, England. It is on the West Coastway Line, 4 miles 30 chains (7.0 km) from Brighton. It is operated by Southern. Its platforms are long enough for eight-coach trains.[1]
History
Southwick station was constructed by the London and Brighton Railway as one of the original stations on that railway's branchline between Brighton and Shoreham, opening 12th May 1840[2]
Operators
In 1846 the London and Brighton Railway became part of the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway,[3] which continued until the grouping of 1923 and became part of the Southern Railway until nationalisation in 1948 when it became part of the Southern Region of British Railways.
Services
All services at Southwick are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]
- 4 tph to Brighton
- 1 tph to Portsmouth & Southsea
- 1 tph to Chichester via Littlehampton
- 2 tph to Southampton Central
Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, including services to London Victoria and Littlehampton.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Fishersgate or Portslade | Southern |
Shoreham-by-Sea |
References
- ^ Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 20A. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
- ^ Turner, JT Howard (1977). The London, Brighton & South Coast Railway 1 :Origins & Formation (First ed.). London: BT Batsford Ltd. p. 130. ISBN 0-7134-0275X.
- ^ Turner, JT Howard (1977). The London, Brighton & South Coast Railway 1 :Origins & Formation (First ed.). London: BT Batsford Ltd. p. 277. ISBN 0-7134-0275X.
- ^ Table 186, 188 National Rail timetable, December 2022
External links
- Train times and station information for Southwick railway station from National Rail
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