Newhaven Town railway station
Newhaven Town railway station is one of two stations serving Newhaven, East Sussex, England, the other being Newhaven Harbour. A third station, Newhaven Marine, is notionally open, but has not had a train service since 2006.
Newhaven Town  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Newhaven |
| Local authority | Lewes |
| Grid reference | TQ449014 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | NVN |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
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| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 8 December 1847 |
| Pre-grouping | LB&SCR |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Newhaven Town from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
The station has two platforms, both with Permit to Travel Machines and trains are operated by Southern. It is on the Seaford Branch of the East Coastway Line, 56 miles 25 chains (90.6 km) measured from London Bridge.[1]
The station is adjacent to the passenger terminal for the Port of Newhaven which has regular ferry sailings to Dieppe in France. Foot passengers should alight here and not at Newhaven Harbour railway station, which is for the harbour industrial estate and freight terminal.
Services
As of May 2011 the typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
- 2 to Brighton
- 2 to Seaford
There are also two trains to London Victoria on weekday mornings, and one in the opposite direction in the evening.[2]
| Preceding station | |
Following station | ||
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| Southease | Southern Seaford Branch Line |
Newhaven Harbour | ||
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| Dieppe | DFDS Seaways ferry |
Terminus | ||
Motive power depot
The London Brighton and South Coast Railway opened an engine shed at the station in 1877. British Railways closed it in 1963 and the building is now a private workshop.
References
- Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 17A. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "Rail Timetable Table 189" (PDF). Network Rail. May 2011.
External links
- Train times and station information for Newhaven Town railway station from National Rail