Singleton railway station (West Sussex)

Singleton
General information
Location	Singleton, Chichester, West Sussex England
Grid reference	SU866130
Platforms	4
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
11 July 1881	Station opened
7 July 1935	Station closed (passengers)
28 August 1953	Station closed (freight)

Singleton railway station served the village of Singleton in West Sussex, England. The station was on the former line between Chichester and Midhurst, a branch of the Midhurst Railways. It opened on 11 July 1881, and closed to passengers with the line on 7 July 1935.

History

The station opened on 11 July 1881. It was designed by T. H. Myres, was built in a grand way by its owners the London Brighton and South Coast Railway, which included four platforms, with a subway linking them and the 'Country House' style station building, buffets, long sidings for awaiting trains, a large goods shed for dealing with freight, and two signal boxes to control the station. The main reason for this large building was to deal with visitors to the Goodwood Racecourse, but passengers preferred to use Chichester Station mostly due to the walk uphill to the course from Singleton. It was one of the most visited stations by the LBSCR royal train as the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) used to 'weekend' with the James family at West Dean House.

It closed to passengers with the line on 7 July 1935. Freight services remained until these were withdrawn on 28 August 1957 by British Railways. The station was later in use by a vineyard owner, but is now a private residence.

Historic England listed the former goods shed at Grade II in April 2013. This was followed by the former station building in March 2019.

References

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Cocking		Midhurst Railways		Lavant