Newhaven Town railway station
Newhaven Town railway station is one of two stations serving Newhaven, East Sussex, England, the other being Newhaven Harbour. A third station, Newhaven Marine, formally closed in October 2020,[1] but had not had a train service since 2006.
Newhaven Town  | |
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| Location | Newhaven, Lewes England |
| Grid reference | TQ449014 |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | NVN |
| Classification | DfT category E |
| History | |
| Opened | 8 December 1847 |
| Pre-grouping | LB&SCR |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| Passengers | |
| 2015/16 |  0.326 million |
| 2016/17 |  0.236 million |
| 2017/18 | 0.281 million |
| 2018/19 | 0.308 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.343 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
The station has two platforms, both with Permit to Travel Machines and trains are operated by Southern. It is on the Seaford Branch of the East Coastway Line, 56 miles 25 chains (90.6 km) measured from London Bridge.[2]
The station is adjacent to the passenger terminal for the Port of Newhaven which has regular ferry sailings to Dieppe in France. Foot passengers should alight here and not at Newhaven Harbour railway station, which is for the harbour industrial estate and freight terminal.
Services
As of May 2011 the typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
There are also two trains to London Victoria on weekday mornings, and one in the opposite direction in the evening.[3]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Lewes or Southease | Southern Seaford Branch Line |
Newhaven Harbour (limited) | ||
 Ferry services |
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| Dieppe | DFDS Seaways ferry |
Terminus | ||
Motive power depot
The London Brighton and South Coast Railway opened an engine shed at the station in 1877. British Railways closed it in 1963 and the building is now a private workshop.
References
- "Newhaven Marine 'ghost station' finally closes". The Argus. 23 October 2020.
- 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.
- "Rail Timetable Table 189" (PDF). Network Rail. May 2011.
External links
- Train times and station information for Newhaven Town railway station from National Rail