Falmer railway station

Falmer railway station is in East Sussex, south-east England, 3 miles 39 chains (5.6 km) from Brighton on the East Coastway line. It is operated by Southern.

Falmer
Falmer railway station in 2005
Location	Falmer, Brighton and Hove England
Grid reference	TQ347086
Managed by	Southern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	FMR
Classification	DfT category E
History
Original company	Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway
Pre-grouping	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
8 June 1846	Opened
1 August 1865	Resited
1890	Rebuilt
Passengers
2015/16	1.334 million
2016/17	1.177 million
2017/18	1.387 million
2018/19	1.593 million
2019/20	1.574 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station serves the village of Falmer as well as the University of Sussex campus and the University of Brighton Falmer Campus. It also serves Falmer Stadium, the home of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.. The buildings on the down (eastbound) platform side include a well-preserved, unusual example of a signal box.

The original station was approximately 53 chains east of its present location, and opened on 8 June 1846. It was moved to its present location, much closer to the village, on 1 August 1865, and rebuilt in 1890.[1] The buildings on the down (eastbound) platform date from this time, but modern replacements have been installed on the westbound side.

Service

The typical off-peak service is:

• 6tph (trains per hour) to Brighton westbound
• 2tph to Seaford eastbound
• 1tph to Ore via Hastings and Eastbourne eastbound
• 1tph to Hastings eastbound
• 2tph to Lewes eastbound

Additional matchday-only trains operate to and from Falmer from Brighton and Lewes to serve the Falmer Stadium.

In addition, most matchday services are strengthened with extra carriages, although when matches occur midweek, there is not always enough stock to strengthen all services. The strengthening of these services has caused the platforms at Falmer to be extended to 8 car to accommodate these longer trains.[2]

A queuing system is in operation in both directions after full-time at the stadium.

References

1. Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1985). South Coast Railways - Brighton to Eastbourne. Midhurst: Middleton Press. plate 42. ISBN 0-906520-16-9.
2. "Work on Falmer Station to help Brighton and Hove Albion fans". BBC. 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

External links

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