Emsworth railway station

Emsworth
National Rail
General information
LocationEmsworth, Havant
England
Grid referenceSU748063
Managed bySouthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeEMS
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened15 March 1847
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.350 million
 Interchange Increase 5,832
2019/20Decrease 0.346 million
 Interchange Decrease 5,446
2020/21Decrease 0.128 million
 Interchange Decrease 1,136
2021/22Increase 0.281 million
 Interchange Increase 3,355
2022/23Increase 0.306 million
 Interchange Increase 4,049
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail & Road

Emsworth railway station serves the town of Emsworth, on the Hampshire side of the border between Hampshire and West Sussex, in southern England. It is located on the West Coastway Line which runs between Brighton and Southampton, 35 miles 50 chains (35.63 miles, 57.33 km) from Brighton.[1]

History

The railway line between Brighton and Portsmouth was built in stages, and the section between Chichester and Havant was opened on 15 March 1847 with the station at Emsworth opening at the same time.[2]

Facilities

The station has a ticket office which is staffed throughout the week in the morning and early afternoon (06:40-13:15 Mon-Sat, 08:10-15:45 Sun). At other times, the station is unstaffed and tickets can be purchased from the self-service ticket machine during these times. The station also has toilets which are open when the station is staffed.

The station has passenger help points and seated areas on both platforms as a waiting room which is open when the station is staffed.

The station has a small cycle rack and a small (free) car park at the entrance which is operated by APCOA parking.[3]

Step-free access is available to both the platforms at Emsworth.[4]

Services

All services at Emsworth are operated by Southern using 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[5]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southern

Former services

Until May 2022 one Great Western Railway service from Portsmouth Harbour to Brighton called at Emsworth.[6][7][8]

Bus connections

The station is served by the Coastliner route 700 bus, operated by Stagecoach South which provides buses every 20 minutes between Bognor Regis, Chichester and Portsmouth.[9]

References

  1. ^ Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 20D. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
  2. ^ Pallant, N. (1980). The Brighton to Portsmouth Line. Salisbury: Oakwood Press. p. 13. ISBN 0-85361-279-X. Locomotion Papers LP133.
  3. ^ "Parking at Emsworth station". APCOA Parking. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Emsworth station information". Southern. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. ^ Table 186 National Rail timetable, May 2020
  6. ^ Great Western Railway to terminate Brighton services Rail issue 952 9 March 2022 page 22
  7. ^ Great Western Railway set to axe Brighton service The Argus 21 April 2022
  8. ^ Great Western Railway services calling at Emsworth on 13 May 2022 Realtime Trains
  9. ^ "Coastliner route 700: Portsmouth to Chichester and Bognor Regis". Stagecoach South. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

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