Pulborough railway station
Pulborough Southern | |
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Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | PUL |
Classification | DfT category D |
Key dates | |
10 October 1859 | Opened |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 0.379 million |
2019/20 | 0.369 million |
2020/21 | 71,754 |
2021/22 | 0.224 million |
2022/23 | 0.286 million |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Pulborough railway station serves the
History
The first railway to reach Pulborough was that from
Three platform faces were provided: a Down side platform on which the main station buildings stood, and an island platform whose western face was used by Midhurst line trains. [1]By World War II, these terminated at Pulborough rather than running to Horsham or beyond. Goods facilities and a cattle market were provided.[1][2]
Passenger train services to Midhurst and
Services
All services at Pulborough are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]
- 2 tph to London Victoria via Gatwick Airport
- 2 tph to Bognor Regis
On Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction, but with southbound trains dividing at Barnham before travelling to Portsmouth Harbour and Bognor Regis .
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Billingshurst | Arun Valley Line
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Amberley or Arundel | ||
Disused railways | ||||
Terminus | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
Fittleworth |
Gallery
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Northward view with London Victoria train that has departed the station
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Southward view from the island platform
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Another general southward view
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The signal box and filled-in Midhurst platform
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Station buildings from the platforms
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Station buildings with a Portsmouth-bound train arriving at Platform 2 in the foreground.
References
- ^ ISBN 0-906520-34-7.
- ISBN 0-85059-664-5.
- ^ Table 186 National Rail timetable, December 2022
External links
- Train times and station information for Pulborough railway station from National Rail