Shoreham-by-Sea railway station serves the town of Shoreham-by-Sea in the county of West Sussex, and also serves the nearby Shoreham Airport. The station and the majority of trains serving it are operated by Govia Thameslink Railway under its Southern brand.
It is down the line from Brighton. Both platforms can handle trains with up to 12 coaches.
History
The original Shoreham station was a terminus built by the London & Brighton Railway and was opened on 11 May 1840. The original building was demolished in 1845 when the Brighton and Chichester Railway opened its line to Worthing railway station. Both railways merged with others in July 1846 to become the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway.
Facilities
The station has a staffed ticket office which is open for the majority of the day on all days as well as self-service ticket machines available. The station also has a passenger waiting room, café and toilets which are open when the station is staffed.
Both platforms and the waiting room have departure boards as well as modern help points and are both fully accessible with step-free access available throughout the station.
The station has a large chargeable car park at its entrance as well as a large bicycle storage facility.
Services
All services at Shoreham-by-Sea are operated by Southern using EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
- 2 tph to via
- 4 tph to
- 2 tph to
- 1 tph to Portsmouth & Southsea
- 1 tph to Chichester via Littlehampton
- 2 tph to
During the peak hours, the station is served by a single peak hour service per day between and Littlehampton.
Until May 2022, Great Western Railway operated a twice daily direct service between Brighton and Cardiff Central that called at Shoreham-by-Sea.