Shoreham-by-Sea railway station
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 GTR, primarily under its Southern brand, but also as Thameslink. The other operator to serve the station is Great Western Railway.
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 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
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| 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. | |
It is 5 miles 69 chains (9.4 km) down the line from Brighton. 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. 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 and in the ticket office)
- Waiting room in booking hall
- Sheltered seating around station
- Subway connecting platforms
- Car park
- Taxi rank
- Bus stops served by Brighton & Hove and Stagecoach South
Services
All timetabled passenger services on the West Coastway Line are scheduled to call at Shoreham-by-Sea. As of 2018, 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)
On Sundays, the services to West Worthing do not operate.
| Preceding station | |
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 Great Malvern-Brighton |
Worthing | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Southwick | British Rail Southern Region Steyning Line |
Bramber | ||
External links
- Train times and station information for Shoreham-by-Sea railway station from National Rail