Southwick railway station

Southwick railway station is a railway station serving the small town of Southwick in West Sussex, England. It is located on the West Coastway Line 4 miles 30 chains (7.0 km) down the line from Brighton. The station is operated by Southern.

Southwick
Location
PlaceSouthwick, West Sussex
Local authorityAdur
Grid referenceTQ242051
Operations
Station codeSWK
Managed bySouthern
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryE
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 0.378 million
2015/16 0.362 million
2016/17 0.261 million
2017/18 0.293 million
2018/19 0.347 million
History
Key datesOpened 12 May 1840 (12 May 1840)
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Southwick from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

Both station platforms are long enough for eight-coach trains.[1]

Services

The typical off-peak service is as follows:

Eastbound

  • 4tph to Brighton (2 semi-fast, 2 stopping)

Westbound

On Sundays, the West Worthing services do not operate.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Fishersgate   Southern
West Coastway Line
Stopping services
  Shoreham-by-Sea
Portslade   Southern
West Coastway Line
Semi-fast services
  Shoreham-by-Sea

References

  1. Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 20A. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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