Shoreham-by-Sea railway station

Shoreham-by-Sea railway station serves the town of Shoreham-by-Sea in the county of West Sussex, and also serves the nearby Shoreham Airport. The station and the majority of trains serving it are operated by Southern. The other operator is Great Western Railway.

Shoreham-by-Sea
Location
PlaceShoreham-by-Sea
Local authorityAdur, West Sussex
Grid referenceTQ218052
Operations
Station codeSSE
Managed bySouthern
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryD
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 1.492 million
2015/16 1.458 million
2016/17 1.139 million
2017/18 1.235 million
2018/19 1.317 million
History
12 May 1840Opened (Shoreham)
1 July 1906Renamed (Shoreham Harbour)
1 October 1906Renamed (Shoreham-by-Sea)
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Shoreham-by-Sea from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

It is 5 miles 69 chains (9.4 km) down the line from Brighton. The station has long platforms meaning it can handle trains with up to 12 coaches.

History

The original Shoreham station was a terminus built by the London and Brighton Railway and was opened on 11 May 1840. The original building was demolished in 1845 when the Brighton and Chichester Railway opened its line to Worthing railway station. Both railways merged with others in July 1846 to become the London Brighton and South Coast Railway.

Facilities
  • 2 platforms
  • Ticket office
  • Automatic ticket gates
  • Toilets
  • Snack bar
  • Departure boards (on platforms and in the ticket office)
  • Waiting room in booking hall
  • Sheltered seating around station
  • Subway connecting platforms
  • Car park
  • Taxi rank
  • Bus stops served by Brighton & Hove and Stagecoach South

Services

All timetabled passenger services on the West Coastway Line are scheduled to call at Shoreham-by-Sea. As of 2018, this gives a standard off-peak service of 6 trains per hour (tph) in each direction:

Eastbound
  • 4tph to Brighton (2 semi-fast, 2 stopping)
  • 2tph to London Victoria (1 fast, 1 semi-fast)

Westbound

On Sundays, the services to West Worthing do not operate.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Southwick   Southern
West Coastway Line
(from Brighton)		   Lancing
Hove   Southern
West Coastway Line
(from London)		   Lancing
(Worthing on Sundays)
Portslade
(Hove on Sundays)		   Southern
West Coastway Line
(from London)		   Worthing
Hove   Great Western Railway
Great Malvern-Brighton		   Worthing
Disused railways
Southwick   British Rail
Southern Region
Steyning Line		   Bramber

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