Southwick railway station

Coordinates: 50°49′57″N 0°14′13″W / 50.83250°N 0.23694°W / 50.83250; -0.23694
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Southwick
Southern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSWK
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened12 May 1840
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.347 million
2019/20Increase 0.360 million
2020/21Decrease 0.127 million
2021/22Increase 0.262 million
2022/23Increase 0.283 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Southwick railway station serves the town of

Southern. Its platforms are long enough for eight-coach trains.[1]

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]

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 National Rail Following station
Fishersgate or Portslade  
West Coastway Line
  Shoreham-by-Sea

References

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  4. ^ Table 186, 188 National Rail timetable, December 2022

External links

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