Chichester railway station

Chichester
Chichester
Location
Place	Chichester
Local authority	Chichester
Operations
Station code	CCH
Managed by	Southern
Number of platforms	2
	Live arrivals/departures and station information; from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	2.265 million
2005/06 *	2.401 million
2006/07 *	2.600 million
2007/08 *	2.763 million
2008/09 *	2.917 million
History
	Opened 15 March 1847
1957-1958	station extensively rebuilt
	National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
	* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Chichester from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
	UK Railways portal

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This article is about a station in West Sussex. For the Metro station in Tyne and Wear, see Chichester Metro station.

Chichester railway station is a railway station in the city of Chichester in West Sussex, England. The station is a short walk from the city centre, and about a 10 minute walk from the university.

The station is located on the West Coastway Line which runs between Brighton and Southampton. The station and the majority of trains serving it are operated by Southern. The only other operator is First Great Western.

Chichester has services to London Victoria via Gatwick Airport, Brighton, Portsmouth, Southampton, Littlehampton and long-distance services to Wales and the west country.

[edit] Facilities

Ticket office (three windows)
Telephones
Two platforms
Automatic ticket gates
Sheltered seating
Vending machines
Taxi rank
Car park
Chichester bus depot and bus station opposite station, with buses serving all of Sussex by Stagecoach South and National Express

[edit] Services

Typical off-peak weekday services are:

xx:05 - Semi-Fast Service to Southampton Central from London Victoria.
xx:11 - Fast Service to London Victoria via Horsham from Southampton Central.
xx:14 - Stopping Service to Portsmouth and Southsea from Littlehampton.
xx:22 - Fast Service to Southampton Central from Brighton.
xx:30 - Semi-Fast Service to Brighton from Southampton Central.
xx:35 - Fast Service to Portsmouth Harbour from London Victoria.
xx:37 - Stopping Service to Littlehampton from Portsmouth and Southsea.
xx:41 - Fast Service to London Victoria from Portsmouth Harbour
xx:53 - Fast Service to Portsmouth Harbour from Brighton
xx:56 - Stopping Service to Brighton from Portsmouth Harbour.

In addition to the standard off-peak services, there are occasional trains to the West Country operated by First Great Western.

There used to be branch lines north to Midhurst and south to Selsey.

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
Barnham		Southern West Coastway	Fishbourne
			Southbourne
			Emsworth
			Havant
Barnham		First Great Western Worcester-Brighton	Havant
	Disused railways
Lavant		Midhurst Railways	Terminus
Terminus		West Sussex Railway	Selsey