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Fishbourne railway station

Coordinates: 50°50′20″N 0°48′54″W / 50.839°N 0.815°W / 50.839; -0.815
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Fishbourne
National Rail
A train about to depart for Chichester
General information
LocationFishbourne, Chichester
England
Grid referenceSU835050
Managed bySouthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeFSB
ClassificationDfT category F1
Key dates
1 April 1906Opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 71,168
2019/20Decrease 67,724
2020/21Decrease 25,782
2021/22Increase 58,254
2022/23Increase 58,972
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Fishbourne railway station serves the village of Fishbourne, West Sussex, England. It is 30 miles 12 chains (30.15 miles, 48.52 km) from Brighton.[1]

The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) opened the station at Fishbourne on 1 April 1906.[2][page needed] It is located on the West Coastway Line that runs between Brighton and Southampton. The station is roughly half a mile walk from Fishbourne Roman Palace. Just east of this station at Fishbourne Crossing the single track veered off for the branch line between Chichester and Midhurst.

Facilities

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Fishbourne station is unstaffed and tickets must be purchased from the self-service ticket machine at the station entrance. The station has seated areas and passenger help points on both platforms.

Step-free access is available to both platforms at the station.[3]

Services

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All services at Fishbourne are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]

Additional services, including trains to and from Brighton via Worthing call at the station during the peak hours.

On Sundays, eastbound services run to and from Brighton instead of London Victoria.

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References

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  1. ^ Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 20D. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
  2. ^ Hand, M., ed. (8 October 2023). The Fishbourne Book. Fishbourne: Fishbourne Book Group. ISBN 978-0-86260-565-0.
  3. ^ "Fishbourne station information". Southern. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. ^ Table 186 National Rail timetable, June 2024
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