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Southbourne railway station

Coordinates: 50°50′53″N 0°54′29″W / 50.848°N 0.908°W / 50.848; -0.908
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Southbourne
National Rail
General information
LocationSouthbourne, Chichester
England
Grid referenceSU769059
Managed bySouthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSOB
ClassificationDfT category E
Key dates
1 April 1906Opened (Southbourne Halt)
5 May 1969Renamed (Southbourne)
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.204 million
2019/20Increase 0.216 million
2020/21Decrease 77,860
2021/22Increase 0.175 million
2022/23Increase 0.182 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail & Road

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

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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

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All services at Southbourne are operated by Southern using 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]

Preceding station National Rail 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Southbourne station information". Southern. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  3. ^ Table 186 National Rail timetable, May 2020
  4. ^ Great Western Railway to terminate Brighton services Rail issue 952 9 March 2022 page 22
  5. ^ Great Western Railway set to axe Brighton service The Argus 21 April 2022
  6. ^ Great Western Railway services calling at Southbourne on 13 May 2022 Realtime Trains
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