Pulborough railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Pulborough |
| Local authority | Horsham, West Sussex |
| Operations | |
| Station code | PUL |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.358 million |
| 2005/06 * |  0.358 million |
| 2006/07 * |  0.399 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.442 million |
| 2008/09 * |  0.431 million |
| History | |
| 10 October 1859 | Opened |
| 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 Pulborough from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Pulborough railway station serves the West Sussex village of Pulborough. It is situated at the western end of the village, just off the A283 road.
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[edit] History
The first railway to reach Pulborough was the line from Horsham to Petworth, opened on 10 October 1859 and extended to Midhurst in 1866. Pulborough and Billingshurst were the only two intermediate stations at the time. Four years later, a link was made to the Brighton to Portsmouth line; the line diverged from the Petworth branch at Hardham Junction, just south of Pulborough. Three platform faces were provided: a Down side platform on which the main station buildings stood, and an island platform whose western face was used by Midhurst line trains. By World War II, these terminated at Pulborough rather than running to Horsham or beyond. Goods facilities and a cattle market were provided.[1][2]
[edit] Services
Passenger train services to Midhurst and Petersfield ceased in 1955, leaving just the Arun Valley Line serving Pulborough. The goods yard was closed in the mid 1960s and converted into a car park whilst the goods shed is now a car repair centre. The buildings, including a large, wide canopy on the island platform, remain largely unchanged with only two platform faces are now in use. The former up loop line used by Midhurst line trains has been removed. The standard service, provided by Southern, consists of two tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria, 2 tph to Bognor Regis.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
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| Billingshurst | Southern Arun Valley Line |
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| Terminus | Midhurst Railways | Fittleworth | ||
[edit] Gallery
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Northward view with London Victoria train which has departed the station
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Southward view from the island platform
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Another general southward view
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The signal box and filled-in Midhurst platform
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Station buildings from the platforms
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Station buildings with a Portsmouth-bound train arriving at Platform 2 in the foreground.
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[edit] References
- ^ Mitchell, Vic and Smith, Keith. Southern Main Lines – Crawley to Littlehampton (1986). Middleton Press, Midhurst. ISBN 0-906520-34-7
- ^ Body, Geoffrey. PSL Field Guide – Railways of the Southern Region (1984). Patrick Stephens Ltd, Cambridge. ISBN 0-85059-664-5
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Pulborough railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 50°57′25″N 0°31′01″W / 50.957°N 0.517°W
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