Brighton railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Brighton | ||
| Local authority | Brighton & Hove | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | BTN | ||
| Managed by | Southern | ||
| Platforms in use | 8 | ||
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| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 11.295 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1840 | ||
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| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Brighton (source) | |||
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Brighton railway station is the principal railway station in the city of Brighton & Hove, on the south coast of England. It was built by the London & Brighton Railway in 1840, initially connecting Brighton to Shoreham-by-Sea, westwards along the coast, and shortly afterwards connecting it to the county town of Lewes to the east, and to London to the north. Immediately to the west of the station is Lovers Walk Depot, used for servicing Southern's Class 377 Electrostar fleet.
The station provides fast and frequent connections to Gatwick Airport and London Victoria, as well via the Thameslink line through the City of London to Bedford. During normal service, most trains to (and through) London use the Brighton main line to get there. Some trains also run via Kensington (Olympia) station en route to Manchester or—via Salisbury and Bristol—to Cardiff, in both cases avoiding the need to change trains in central London. Trains to Lewes and beyond leave Brighton station over the spectacular London Road viaduct.
Trains are operated by franchises trading under the names Southern, South West Trains, First Great Western, First Capital Connect, and Virgin Trains.
The station has a large double-spanned curved glass and iron roof covering the platforms, which was substantially renovated in 1999 and 2000.[1]
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[edit] Typical hourly off-peak service pattern
- Brighton Main Line
- 2tph to London Victoria (express) - Southern
- 1tph to Watford Junction (stopping) - Southern
- 2tph to Bedford (semi-fast) - First Capital Connect
- 2tph to Bedford (stopping) - First Capital Connect
- 2tpd to Manchester Piccadilly (via Reading, and Birmingham) - Virgin Cross-Country
- West Coastway Line
- 2tph to West Worthing (stopping) - Southern
- 1tph to Littlehampton (stopping) - Southern
- 1tph to Portsmouth Harbour (semi-fast to Worthing, then stopping) - Southern
- 1tph to Basingstoke (semi-fast) - South West Trains
- East Coastway Line
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- My Brighton and Hove : Brighton Railway station
- My Brighton and Hove : old cobbled road under the station
- Train times and station information for Brighton railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Brighton railway station from Multimap.com
- Rail enthusiast's site
- YouTube video of trains arriving/departing in 1995
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Southern West Coastway |
Hove | ||
| Southern London-Brighton |
Preston Park | |||
| Southern East Coastway |
London Road (Brighton) | |||
| Terminus | First Capital Connect Bedford-Brighton |
Preston Park | ||
| Terminus | South West Trains Reading-Brighton |
Hove | ||
| First Great Western Cardiff-Brighton |
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| Terminus | Virgin Trains Manchester-Brighton |
Haywards Heath | ||
| Major UK railway stations |
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| Managed by Network Rail: Birmingham New Street • Edinburgh Waverley • Gatwick Airport • Glasgow Central • Leeds City • Liverpool Lime Street • Manchester Piccadilly |
| Managed by train operator: Aberdeen • Belfast Central • Belfast GVS • Birmingham Snow Hill • Brighton • Bristol Temple Meads • Cardiff Central • Crewe • Derby • Doncaster • Dundee • Glasgow Queen Street • Hull • Manchester Victoria • Newcastle • Nottingham • Reading • Sheffield • York |
| Railway stations of London: Central area | Greater London |
| Managed by Network Rail: Cannon Street • Charing Cross • Euston • Fenchurch Street • King's Cross • Liverpool Street • London Bridge • Paddington • Victoria • Waterloo |
| Managed by train operator: Blackfriars • Marylebone • Moorgate • St Pancras |
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