Emsworth railway station

Emsworth railway station serves the small town of Emsworth, on the Hampshire side of the border between Hampshire and West Sussex, in southern England. It is located on the West Coastway Line which runs between Brighton and Southampton, 35 miles 50 chains (57.33 km) from Brighton.[1]

Emsworth
Location	Emsworth, Havant England
Grid reference	SU748063
Managed by	Southern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	EMS
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	15 March 1847
Passengers
2015/16	0.384 million
Interchange	4,837
2016/17	0.269 million
Interchange	4,911
2017/18	0.298 million
Interchange	4,935
2018/19	0.350 million
Interchange	5,832
2019/20	0.346 million
Interchange	5,446
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The railway line between Brighton and Portsmouth was built in stages, and the section between Chichester and Havant was opened on 15 March 1847 with the station at Emsworth opening at the same time.[2]

Facilities

The station has a manned ticket office which is staffed throughout the week in the morning and early afternoon (06:40-13:15 Mon-Sat, 08:10-15:45 Sun). At other times, the station is unstaffed and tickets can be purchased from the self-service ticket machine during these times. The station also has toilets which are open when the station is staffed.

The station has passenger help points and seated areas on both platforms as a waiting room which is open when the station is staffed.

The station has a small cycle rack and a small (free) car park at the entrance which is operated by APCOA parking.[3]

Step-free access is available to both the platforms at Emsworth.[4]

Services

All services at Emsworth are operated by Southern using Class 313 and Class 377 EMUs.

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

• 1 tph to London Victoria via Horsham
• 2 tph to Brighton via Worthing
• 1 tph to Littlehampton
• 1 tph to Southampton Central
• 3 tph to Portsmouth & Southsea of which 2 continue to Portsmouth Harbour

Bus Connections

The station is served by the Coastliner route 700 bus, operated by Stagecoach South which provides buses every 20 minutes between Bognor Regis, Chichester and Portsmouth.[6]

References

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. Pallant, N. (1980). The Brighton to Portsmouth Line. Salisbury: Oakwood Press. p. 13. ISBN 0-85361-279-X. Locomotion Papers LP133.
3. "Parking at Emsworth station". APCOA Parking. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
4. "Emsworth station information". Southern. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
5. Table 186 National Rail timetable, May 2020
6. "Coastliner route 700: Portsmouth to Chichester and Bognor Regis". Stagecoach South. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

External links

• Train times and station information for Emsworth railway station from National Rail