Southwick railway station
Southwick Southern | |
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Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | SWK |
Classification | DfT category E |
History | |
Opened | 12 May 1840 |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 0.347 million |
2019/20 | 0.360 million |
2020/21 | 0.127 million |
2021/22 | 0.262 million |
2022/23 | 0.283 million |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Southwick railway station serves the town of
History
Southwick station was constructed by the London and Brighton Railway as one of the original stations on that railway's branchline between Brighton and Shoreham, opening 12th May 1840[2]
Operators
In 1846 the London and Brighton Railway became part of the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway,[3] which continued until the grouping of 1923 and became part of the Southern Railway until nationalisation in 1948 when it became part of the Southern Region of British Railways.
Services
All services at Southwick are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]
- 2 tph to Brighton
- 1 tph to Portsmouth Harbour
- 1 tph to Southampton Central
Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, including services to London Victoria and Littlehampton.
In June 2024, the service to Brighton will double to 4 tph, with the station being served by additional hourly services to Southampton Central and Chichester via Littlehampton in addition to the current services.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Fishersgate or Portslade | West Coastway Line
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Shoreham-by-Sea |
References
- ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
- ISBN 0-7134-0275X.
- ISBN 0-7134-0275X.
- ^ Table 186, 188 National Rail timetable, December 2022
External links
- Train times and station information for Southwick railway station from National Rail