Shoreham-by-Sea railway station
Shoreham-by-Sea  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Shoreham-by-Sea |
| Local authority | Adur, West Sussex |
| Grid reference | TQ218052 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SSE |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | D |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 1.390 million |
| 2011/12 |
1.441 million |
| 2012/13 |
1.460 million |
| 2013/14 |
1.472 million |
| 2014/15 |
1.492 million |
| History | |
| 12 May 1840 | Opened (Shoreham) |
| 1 July 1906 | Renamed (Shoreham Harbour) |
| 1 October 1906 | Renamed (Shoreham-by-Sea) |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Shoreham-by-Sea from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Shoreham-by-Sea railway station serves the town of Shoreham-by-Sea in the county of West Sussex, and also serves the nearby Shoreham Airport. The station and the majority of trains serving it are operated by Southern. The other operator is Great Western Railway.
The station has long platforms meaning it can handle trains with up to 12 coaches.
History
The original Shoreham station was a terminus built by the London and Brighton Railway and was opened on 11 May 1840, and as such it is one of the earliest stations to open in southern England. The original building was demolished in 1845 when the Brighton and Chichester Railway opened its line to Worthing railway station. Both railways merged with others in July 1846 to become the London Brighton and South Coast Railway.
Facilities
- 2 platforms
- Ticket office
- Automatic Ticket Gates
- Toilets
- Snack Bar
- Departure boards (On Platforms & ticket office)
- Waiting room in booking hall
- Sheltered seating around station
- Subway connecting platforms
- Car Park
- Taxi Rank
- Bus stops served by Brighton & Hove (Bus Company) & Stagecoach South
Services
All timetabled passenger services on the West Coastway Line are scheduled to call at Shoreham-by-Sea. As of 2013, this gives a standard off-peak service of 6 trains per hour (tph) in each direction:
Eastbound
- 4tph to Brighton (2 semi-fast, 2 stopping)
- 2tph to London Victoria (1 fast, 1 semi-fast)
Westbound
- 1tph to Southampton Central (semi-fast)
- 1tph to Portsmouth Harbour (semi-fast)
- 2tph to Littlehampton (semi-fast)
- 2tph to West Worthing (all stations)
- 2tpd to Bristol Temple Meads via Southampton Central, Salisbury and Bath Spa, one of which continues to Great Malvern via Gloucester, Cheltenham Spa and Worcester Foregate Street. (fast)
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwick | Southern West Coastway Line (from Brighton) |
Lancing | ||
| Hove | Southern West Coastway Line (from London) |
Lancing (Worthing on Sundays) | ||
| Portslade (Hove on Sundays) |
Southern West Coastway Line (from London) |
Worthing | ||
| Hove | Great Western Railway Cardiff-Brighton |
Worthing | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Brighton | British Rail Southern Region Steyning Line |
Bramber | ||
External links
- Train times and station information for Shoreham-by-Sea railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 50°50′03″N 0°16′17″W / 50.83417°N 0.27139°W