Southbourne railway station
Railway station in West Sussex, England
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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]
Southbourne  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Southbourne, Chichester England | ||||
| Grid reference | SU769059 | ||||
| Manager | Southern | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | SOB | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
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| 1 April 1906 | Opened (Southbourne Halt) | ||||
| 5 May 1969 | Renamed (Southbourne) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  77,860 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.175 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.182 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.181 million | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.229 million | ||||
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It was originally opened in 1906, when it was called Southbourne Halt.
Facilities
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
All services at Southbourne are operated by Southern using 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]
- 2 tph to London Victoria via Horsham
- 2 tph to Brighton via Worthing
- 2 tph to Southampton Central
- 2 tph to Portsmouth Harbour
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Southern | ||||
Until May 2022, one Great Western Railway service from Portsmouth Harbour to Brighton called at Southbourne.[4][5][6]
