Newhaven Harbour railway station
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General information | |
Location | Newhaven, Lewes England |
Grid reference | TQ449009 |
Managed by | Southern |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | NVH |
Classification | DfT category F1 |
History | |
Pre-grouping | LB&SCR |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
Key dates | |
8 December 1847 | Opened (as Newhaven Wharf) |
17 May 1886 | Renamed Newhaven Harbour |
Passengers | |
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Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Newhaven Harbour railway station is a railway station in Newhaven, East Sussex, England. It originally served boat train services to Dieppe, but that was taken over by Newhaven Marine (now closed) and then Newhaven Town.
Location
The station is located on the Seaford branch of the East Coastway line, 56 miles 51 chains (91.1 km) down the line from London Bridge.[1] The line reduces from two tracks to one immediately south of the station en route to Seaford.
There are two platforms at the station, joined by a footbridge. The station is managed by Southern, which operates all passenger services.
Newhaven Harbour is one of two stations serving the town of Newhaven, alongside Newhaven Town station less than half a mile (0.8 km) to the north. A third station in the town, Newhaven Marine, operated passenger services until 2006 and formally closed in October 2020.[2] Newhaven Harbour station is located on the south side of the town, adjacent to the Port of Newhaven freight terminal and nearby industrial estate.
Despite the station's name, it no longer serves the passenger ferry terminal − this was taken over by Newhaven Marine station, until the terminal was moved to a site next to Newhaven Town.[3]
History
The station was opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway as Newhaven Wharf on 8 December 1847 as the terminus of a branch line from Lewes. Boat train services to Dieppe began the following year. The line was extended to Seaford in 1864.[4]
In 1879, the port was redeveloped, constructing a new east pier and building a new wharf on reclaimed land, which could be run independently of tide times.[5] The station was renamed to Newhaven Harbour on 17 May 1886 when a station to the south, known as Newhaven Harbour (Boat Station), opened to serve the new boat train terminal.[6][7]
Services
Until December 2020, the station was served by trains every 30 minutes each way between Brighton and Seaford running seven days a week. However, as part of a timetable change, most weekday trains on the line no longer call here; the station is only served during peak times, with a total of 8 trains per day each way. Weekend frequency remained unchanged.[8]
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Newhaven Town | Southern Seaford branch line Limited service |
Bishopstone | ||
Disused railways | ||||
Newhaven Town Line and station open |
Southern Seaford branch line |
Newhaven Marine Line open, station closed |
References
- ^ Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 17A. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
- ^ "Newhaven Marine 'ghost station' finally closes". The Argus. 23 October 2020.
- ^ Locke 2017, p. 162.
- ^ Harris 2004, p. 12.
- ^ Harris 2004, p. 18.
- ^ Harris 2004, pp. 12, 17–18.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 169.
- ^ "Table M". Southern. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Harris, Roland (November 2004). Newhaven Historic Character Assessment Report (PDF) (Report). West Sussex County Countil. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- Locke, Tim (2017). Sussex - Local, Characterful Guides to Britain's Special Places. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-784-77042-6.
External links
- Train times and station information for Newhaven Harbour railway station from National Rail
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- Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway
- Railway stations serving harbours and ports in the United Kingdom
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