Portslade
National Rail
General information
LocationPortslade, Brighton & Hove
England
Grid referenceTQ264055
Managed bySouthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codePLD
ClassificationDfT category D
History
Opened12 May 1840
Passengers
2017/18Increase 1.070 million
2018/19Increase 1.147 million
2019/20Increase 1.204 million
2020/21Decrease 0.314 million
2021/22Increase 0.703 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Portslade railway station (in full, Portslade & West Hove station) is a railway station located in Portslade-by-Sea in the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, but located on the western fringes of the village of Aldrington (a part commonly known as 'West Hove'). It is 2 miles 73 chains (4.7 km) down the line from Brighton.

History

Portslade station was constructed by the London and Brighton Railway as one of the original stations on that railway's branchline between Brighton and Shoreham, opening 12th May 1840.[1] The station was closed during July 1847 and did not reopen until after a partial rebuilding in 1857.[2] The station was resited and rebuilt to the east of the level crossing in 1881.[3]

Operators

In 1846 the London and Brighton Railway became part of the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway,[4] which continued until the grouping of 1923 and became part of the Southern Railway until nationalisation in 1948 when it became part of the Southern Region of British Railways.

Services

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

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[5]

During the peak hours, the station is served by a small number of direct trains between Brighton and Littlehampton, as well as a single peak hour service per day between London Bridge and Littlehampton.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Aldrington or Hove   Southern
   Fishersgate
or
Southwick
or
Shoreham-by-Sea

Future developments

The Thameslink Programme contains proposals to extend the Thameslink network to various additional routes in southern England; one of these would be the section of the West Coastway line between Hove and Littlehampton, with services running via the Cliftonville Curve from the Brighton Main Line. This will see services that currently terminate at London Bridge continuing through Central London and north wards via the Midland Main Line or East Coast Main Line to destinations such as Luton or Cambridge. This however is not imminent, a Department for Transport whitepaper states only that "the Thameslink Programme will be completed by the end of 2015" and that "interim outputs will be delivered by the end of 2011".[6] This was eventually implemented in 2017, with a single peak hour service from Littlehampton to Bedford. This service was cut back to London Bridge in January 2023, before the service was transferred to Southern in May 2023.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Turner, JT Howard (1977). The London, Brighton & South Coast Railway 1: Origins & Formation (First ed.). London: BT Batsford Ltd. p. 142. ISBN 0-7134-0275X.
  2. ↑ Turner, JT Howard (1978). The London, Brighton & South Coast Railway 2: Establishment & Growth (First ed.). London: BT Batsford Ltd. p. 22. ISBN 0-7134-1198-8.
  3. ↑ Turner, JT Howard (1979). The London, Brighton & South Coast Railway 3: Completion and Maturity (First ed.). London: BT Batsford Ltd. p. 66. ISBN 0-7134-1389-1.
  4. ↑ Turner, JT Howard (1977). The London, Brighton & South Coast Railway 1 :Origins & Formation (First ed.). London: BT Batsford Ltd. p. 277. ISBN 0-7134-0275X.
  5. ↑ Table 186, 188 National Rail timetable, May 2023
  6. ↑ "Delivering a Sustainable Railway - White Paper CM 7176". Department for Transport. 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
  7. ↑ "Train Timetable | Train Times | Southern Railway". www.southernrailway.com. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

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