Shoreham-by-Sea railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in West Sussex, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Shoreham-by-Sea
| symbol_location = gb
| symbol = rail
| image = Shoreham-station.jpg
| borough = Shoreham-by-Sea, Adur, West Sussex
| country = England
| grid_name = Grid reference
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|TQ218052|25|TQ218052}}
| manager = Southern
| platforms = 2
| code = SSE
| classification = DfT category D
| years = 12 May 1840
| events = Opened (Shoreham)
| years1 = 1 July 1906
| events1 = Renamed (Shoreham Harbour)
| years2 = 1 October 1906
| events2 = Renamed (Shoreham-by-Sea)
| mpassengers =
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{increase}} 1.372 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 0.418 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 0.946 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 1.101 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 1.176 million}}
| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail & Road
}}
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 Govia Thameslink Railway under its Southern brand.
It is {{convert|5|mi|69|chain|km}} down the line from Brighton. Both platforms can handle trains with up to 12 coaches.
History
The original Shoreham station was a terminus built by the London & 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 & South Coast Railway.
Facilities
The station has a staffed ticket office which is open for the majority of the day on all days as well as self-service ticket machines available. The station also has a passenger waiting room, café and toilets which are open when the station is staffed.
Both platforms and the waiting room have departure boards as well as modern help points and are both fully accessible with step-free access available throughout the station.{{cite web|url=https://www.southernrailway.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/station-information/stations/shoreham-by-sea|title=Shoreham-by-Sea station information|work=Southern|access-date=3 March 2021}}
The station has a large chargeable car park at its entrance as well as a large bicycle storage facility.{{cite web|url=https://www.apcoa.co.uk/parking-in/?L=0&tx_fmlocations_locations%5Blocation%5D=26933&tx_fmlocations_locations%5Bcity%5D=3331&cHash=fc0b5198b8564e0a19fb68d01874f0f9|title=Parking at Shoreham-by-Sea station|work=APCOA Parking|access-date=3 March 2021}}
Services
All services at Shoreham-by-Sea are operated by Southern using {{brc|377}} EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:{{NRtimes|May 2023|123, 186, 188}}
- 2 tph to {{stn|London Victoria}} via {{stnlnk|Gatwick Airport}}
- 4 tph to {{stnlnk|Brighton}}
- 2 tph to {{stnlnk|Littlehampton}}
- 1 tph to Portsmouth & Southsea
- 1 tph to Chichester via Littlehampton
- 2 tph to {{stnlnk|Southampton Central}}
During the peak hours, the station is served by a single peak hour service per day between {{stn|London Bridge}} and Littlehampton.
Until May 2022, Great Western Railway operated limited services between Brighton, Portsmouth Harbour and Bristol Temple Meads that called at Shoreham-by-Sea.{{cite magazine |title= Great Western Railway to terminate Brighton services |magazine=Rail Magazine |issue=952 |date=9 March 2022 |page=22}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20220503104128/https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/20083803.great-western-railway-set-axe-brighton-service/ Great Western Railway set to axe Brighton service] The Argus 21 April 2022
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{{West Sussex railway stations}}
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Category:Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1840
Category:Railway stations in West Sussex
Category:DfT Category D stations
Category:Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway