Southwick railway station
Southwick  | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| 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 | |
| 2018/19 |  0.347 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.360 million |
| 2020/21 |  0.127 million |
| 2021/22 | 0.262 million |
| 2022/23 | 0.283 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
All services at Southwick are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]
- 2 tph to Brighton
- 1 tph to Portsmouth Harbour
- 1 tph to Southampton Central
Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, including services to London Victoria and Littlehampton.
In June 2024, the service to Brighton will double to 4 tph, with the station being served by additional hourly services to Southampton Central and Chichester via Littlehampton in addition to the current services.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fishersgate or Portslade | Southern |
Shoreham-by-Sea | ||
References[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
- Train times and station information for Southwick railway station from National Rail
50°49′57″N 0°14′13″W / 50.83250°N 0.23694°W
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