Falmer railway station

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Falmer
National Rail
Falmer railway station.jpg
Falmer railway station in 2005
LocationFalmer, Brighton and Hove
England
Grid referenceTQ347086
Managed bySouthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeFMR
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Original companyBrighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway
Pre-groupingLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
8 June 1846Opened
1 August 1865Resited
1890Rebuilt
Passengers
2016/17Decrease 1.177 million
2017/18Increase 1.387 million
2018/19Increase 1.593 million
2019/20Decrease 1.574 million
2020/21Decrease 0.279 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Falmer railway station is in East Sussex, south-east England, 3 miles 39 chains (5.6 km) from Brighton on the East Coastway line. It is operated by Southern.

The station serves the village of Falmer as well as the University of Sussex campus and the University of Brighton Falmer campus. It also serves Falmer Stadium, the home of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. as well as various eastern suburbs of Brighton such as Woodingdean and Rottingdean.

The original station was approximately 53 chains east of its present location, and opened on 8 June 1846. It was moved to its present location, much closer to the village, on 1 August 1865, and rebuilt in 1890.[1] The buildings on the down (eastbound) platform date from this time, but modern replacements have been installed on the westbound side.

Service[]

The typical off-peak service is:

  • 6tph (trains per hour) to Brighton westbound
  • 2tph to Seaford eastbound
  • 1tph to Ore via Hastings and Eastbourne eastbound
  • 1tph to Hastings eastbound
  • 2tph to Lewes eastbound

Additional matchday-only trains operate to and from Falmer from Brighton and Lewes to serve the Falmer Stadium.

In addition, most matchday services are strengthened with extra carriages, although when matches occur midweek, there is not always enough stock to strengthen all services. The strengthening of these services has caused the platforms at Falmer to be extended to 8 car to accommodate these longer trains.[2]

A queuing system is in operation in both directions after full-time at the stadium.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Moulsecoomb   Southern
East Coastway Line 		  Lewes

References[]

  1. ^ Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1985). South Coast Railways - Brighton to Eastbourne. Midhurst: Middleton Press. plate 42. ISBN 0-906520-16-9.
  2. ^ "Work on Falmer Station to help Brighton and Hove Albion fans". BBC. 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

External links[]

Coordinates: 50°51′43″N 0°05′14″W / 50.86194°N 0.08722°W / 50.86194; -0.08722

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