General information | |||||
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Location | Shoreham-by-Sea, Adur, West Sussex England | ||||
Grid reference | TQ218052 | ||||
Managed by | Southern | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | SSE | ||||
Classification | DfT category D | ||||
Key dates | |||||
12 May 1840 | Opened (Shoreham) | ||||
1 July 1906 | Renamed (Shoreham Harbour) | ||||
1 October 1906 | Renamed (Shoreham-by-Sea) | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 1.317 million | ||||
2019/20 | 1.372 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.418 million | ||||
2021/22 | 0.946 million | ||||
2022/23 | 1.101 million | ||||
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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 Govia Thameslink Railway under its Southern brand.
It is 5 miles 69 chains (9.4 km) down the line from Brighton. Both platforms can handle trains with up to 12 coaches.
The original Shoreham station was a terminus built by the London &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 &South Coast Railway.
The station has a staffed ticket office which is open for the majority of the day on all days as well as self-service ticket machines available. The station also has a passenger waiting room,caféand toilets which are open when the station is staffed.
Both platforms and the waiting room have departure boards as well as modern help points and are both fully accessible with step-free access available throughout the station. [1]
The station has a large chargeable car park at its entrance as well as a large bicycle storage facility. [2]
All services at Shoreham-by-Sea are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: [3]
During the peak hours,the station is served by a small number of direct trains between Brighton and Littlehampton,as well as a single peak hour service per day between London Bridge and Littlehampton.
Until May 2022,Great Western Railway operated limited services between Brighton,Portsmouth Harbour and Bristol Temple Meads that called at Shoreham-by-Sea. [4] [5]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Southwick or Portslade | Southern | Lancing or Worthing | ||
Disused railways | ||||
Southwick | London,Brighton and South Coast Railway | Bramber |
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