Newhaven Town railway station

Newhaven Town National Rail
Location
Place Newhaven
Local authority Lewes (district)
Grid reference TQ449014
Operations
Station code NVN
Managed by Southern
Number of platforms 2
DfT category E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2002/03      0.216 million
2004/05 Increase 0.232 million
2005/06 Increase 0.235 million
2006/07 Increase 0.261 million
2007/08 Increase 0.303 million
2008/09 Increase 0.303 million
2009/10 Increase 0.309 million
2010/11 Increase 0.318 million
2011/12 Increase 0.319 million
2012/13 Steady 0.319 million
2013/14 Decrease 0.306 million
2014/15 Increase 0.320 million
History
Key dates Opened 8 December 1847 (8 December 1847)
Pre-grouping LB&SCR
Post-grouping Southern Railway
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Newhaven Town from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Newhaven Town railway station is one of two stations serving Newhaven, East Sussex, England, the other being Newhaven Harbour. A third station, Newhaven Marine, is notionally open, but has not had a train service since 2006 because the roof is deemed unsafe.

The station has two platforms and trains are operated by Southern on the Seaford Branch of the East Coastway Line.

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.[1]

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Southease   Southern
Seaford Branch Line
  Newhaven Harbour

Motive power depot

Newhaven Locomotive Depot 7 October 1962

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.

RCTS Sussex rail tour in 1962

References

  1. "Rail Timetable Table 189" (PDF). Network Rail. May 2011.

Coordinates: 50°47′42″N 0°03′18″E / 50.795°N 0.055°E / 50.795; 0.055

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