Seaford railway station (England)
Location | Seaford, Lewes England |
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Grid reference | TV481991 |
Managed by | Southern |
Platforms | 1 (formerly 2) |
Other information | |
Station code | SEF |
Classification | DfT category D |
History | |
Pre-grouping | LB&SCR |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
Key dates | |
1 June 1864 | Opened |
Passengers | |
2015/16 | 0.767 million |
2016/17 | 0.539 million |
2017/18 | 0.628 million |
2018/19 | 0.676 million |
2019/20 | 0.674 million |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Seaford railway station is in Seaford, East Sussex, England. It is the terminus of the Seaford branch line of the East Coastway line, 58 miles 77 chains (94.9 km) measured from London Bridge.[1] The line to the station has been reduced to a single track and only one platform remains in use (previously two), though it is still numbered "platform 2". Platform 1 is still visible but the track has been removed.
Train services from the station are provided by Southern.
The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway opened Seaford station on 1 June 1864. It was designed as a through station for a proposed extension to Eastbourne that was never built.
A working model of Seaford Station as it appeared in the 1920s is displayed at Seaford Museum.
Signal box[]
At the end of the station, there was a signal box that was used up until the mid 1980s. The box was damaged by the salt air coming from the nearby sea and the box was dangerously unstable, therefore Seaford signal box was demolished in February 2002.[2]
Services[]
As of August 2021 the typical off-peak service pattern is two trains per hour to Brighton via Lewes, seven days a week.[3] Most services are operated by Class 313 electric multiple units.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Bishopstone | Southern Seaford Branch Line |
Terminus |
Gallery[]
The station building
RCTS Sussex rail tour in 1962
A1X class 0-6-0T No. 32636 and E4 class 0-6-2T
References[]
- ^ Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 17A. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
- ^ Leigh, Chris (12 January 2011). "Above their station: Bishopstone". Rail Magazine (661). Bauer Media Group. pp. 61–62.
- ^ "Revised timetable". Southern. August 2021.
External links[]
- Train times and station information for Seaford railway station (England) from National Rail
- Seaford, East Sussex
- Railway stations in East Sussex
- Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864
- Railway stations served by Southern