Seaford railway station (England)
Seaford (Sussex) Southern Railway | |
|---|---|
| Key dates | |
| 1 June 1864 | Opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  0.676 million |
| 2019/20 |  0.674 million |
| 2020/21 | 0.205 million |
| 2021/22 | 0.474 million |
| 2022/23 | 0.553 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail & Road | |
Seaford railway station is in
single track and only one platform
remains in use (previously two), though it is still numbered platform 2. Platform 1 is still visible but the track has been removed.
Train services from the station are provided by Southern.
The
London, Brighton & South Coast Railway opened Seaford station on 1 June 1864. It was designed as a through station for a proposed extension to Eastbourne
that was never built.
A working model of Seaford Station as it appeared in the 1920s is displayed at Seaford Museum.
Signal box
At the end of the station, there was a signal box that was used up until the mid 1980s. The box was damaged by the salt air coming from the nearby sea and the box was dangerously unstable, therefore Seaford signal box was demolished in February 2002.[2]
Services
As of August 2021[update] the typical off-peak service pattern is two trains per hour to Brighton via Lewes, seven days a week.[3] Services are operated by Class 377s.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishopstone | Seaford Branch Line
|
Terminus | ||
Gallery
-
The station building -
Railway Correspondence & Travel SocietySussex rail tour in 1962 -
A1X class 0-6-0T No. 32636 and E4 class 0-6-2T
References
- ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
- ^ Leigh, Chris (12 January 2011). "Above their station: Bishopstone". Rail. No. 661. Bauer Media Group. pp. 61–62.
- Southern. August 2021.
External links
- Train times and station information for Seaford railway station (England) from National Rail