Southease railway station
Southease  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Southease |
| Local authority | Lewes |
| Grid reference | TQ430054 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SEE |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 12,228 |
| 2011/12 |
13,816 |
| 2012/13 |
 11,634 |
| 2013/14 |
18,042 |
| 2014/15 |
20,662 |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | LB&SCR |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| 1 September 1906 | Opened as Southease and Rodmell Halt |
| 12 May 1980 | Renamed Southease |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Southease from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Southease railway station is a railway station 0.5 miles (800 m) east of the village of Southease, East Sussex, England. It is on the Seaford Branch of the East Coastway Line. The station is surrounded by agricultural land. The South Downs Way crosses the Seaford Branch here.
History
The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway opened the station on 1 September 1906 as Southease and Rodmell Halt, to serve two villages in the Ouse Valley; Southease, 0.5 miles (800 m) to the west, and the slightly larger Rodmell, more than 1 mile (1.6 km) away.[1] The station was renamed Southease on 12 May 1980.[2]
There was a racecourse between the railway line and the River Ouse from the late 1920s to the early 1940s[3]
Infrastructure
The station is unmanned and has two platforms, each with a PERTIS machine. There is a level crossing immediately north of the station leading to Itford Farm and the A26 road. The crossing is a user-controlled crossing with barriers which can be raised or lowered by road users. There is a pedestrian gate for walkers and cyclists. There is also a footbridge over the line.
Services
Services from the station are provided by Southern.
As of May 2011 the typical off-peak service is:
There are also two through trains to London Victoria at peak hours on weekday mornings.[4]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewes | Southern Seaford Branch Line |
Newhaven Town | ||
Gallery
The southbound platform.jpg)
Looking south from the footbridge.jpg)
Looking north from the footbridge
References
- ↑ Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1986). Southern Main Lines – Haywards Heath to Seaford. Middleton Press. p. not cited. ISBN 0-906520-28-2.
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 215. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ↑ "A history of Southease" (PDF). Southease Parish Newsletter. October 2006. Archived from the original on May 10, 2008.
- ↑ "Rail Timetable Table 189" (PDF). Network Rail. May 2011.
External links
- Train times and station information for Southease railway station from National Rail
- TQ4305 : Southease Station Occupational Crossing at geograph.org.uk
Coordinates: 50°49′50″N 0°1′50″E / 50.83056°N 0.03056°E