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Southbourne  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Southbourne, Chichester England | ||||
| Grid reference | SU769059 | ||||
| Managed by | Southern | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | SOB | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 April 1906 | Opened (Southbourne Halt) | ||||
| 5 May 1969 | Renamed (Southbourne) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.216 million | ||||
| 2020/21 |  77,860 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.175 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.182 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.181 million | ||||
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Southbourne railway station serves the village of Southbourne, West Sussex, England. It is on the West Coastway Line between Brighton and Southampton, 34 miles 16 chains (34.20 miles, 55.04 km) from Brighton.[1]
It was originally opened in 1906, when it was called Southbourne Halt.
Facilities
[edit]The station has a ticket office which is staffed throughout the week on weekday and Saturday mornings and early afternoons (06:40-13:10). At other times, the station is unstaffed and tickets can be purchased from the self-service ticket machine during these times. Both platforms have seated areas and modern help points available.[2]
Step-free access is available to both the platforms at Southbourne.
Services
[edit]All services at Southbourne are operated by Southern using 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]
- 2 tph to London Victoria via Horsham
- 2 tph to Brighton via Worthing
- 2 tph to Southampton Central
- 2 tph to Portsmouth Harbour
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern | ||||
Until May 2022, one Great Western Railway service from Portsmouth Harbour to Brighton called at Southbourne.[4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 20D. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
- ^ "Southbourne station information". Southern. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Table 186 National Rail timetable, May 2020
- ^ Great Western Railway to terminate Brighton services Rail issue 952 9 March 2022 page 22
- ^ Great Western Railway set to axe Brighton service The Argus 21 April 2022
- ^ Great Western Railway services calling at Southbourne on 13 May 2022 Realtime Trains
External links
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Media related to Southbourne railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Southbourne railway station from National Rail
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