Seaford railway station (England)

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 is still numbered "platform 2". Train services from the station are provided by Southern.

Seaford (Sussex)
LocationSeaford, Lewes
England
Grid referenceTV481991
Managed bySouthern
Platforms1 (formerly 2)
Other information
Station codeSEF
ClassificationDfT category D
History
Pre-groupingLB&SCR
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
1 June 1864Opened
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

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 & Platform 1

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. Only Platform 2 remains in operation. Platform 1 is still visible but the tracks have been removed.[2]

Service

As of May 2011 the typical off-peak service is two trains per hour to Brighton with direct trains to and from London Victoria at peak hours.[3]

The majority of the services are operated by Class 313 Electric Multiple Unit Trains

  • RCTS Sussex rail tour in 1962
  • A1X class 0-6-0T No. 32636 and E4 class 0-6-2T
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Bishopstone   Southern
Seaford Branch Line		   Terminus

References
  1. 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.
  2. Leigh, Chris (12 January 2011). "Above their station: Bishopstone". Rail Magazine (661). Bauer Media Group. pp. 61–62.
  3. "Rail Timetable Table 189" (PDF). Network Rail. May 2011.

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