Chichester railway station

Chichester
Location
Place	Chichester
Local authority	Chichester
Grid reference	SU858043
Operations
Station code	CCH
Managed by	Southern
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	C2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11	3.144 million
– Interchange	20,788
2011/12	3.190 million
– Interchange	29,790
2012/13	3.236 million
– Interchange	33,422
2013/14	3.269 million
– Interchange	32,626
2014/15	3.233 million
– Interchange	33,108
History
Key dates	Opened 8 June 1846[1]
1957-1958	station extensively rebuilt
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Chichester from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Chichester railway station is a railway station in the city of Chichester in West Sussex, England.

The station is located on the West Coastway Line which runs between Brighton and Southampton. The station and the majority of trains serving it are operated by Southern. The only other operator is Great Western Railway, which operates a limited number of trains at the station.

Chichester has services to London Victoria via Gatwick Airport, Brighton, Portsmouth, Southampton, Littlehampton and long-distance services to Wales and the West Country.

A 1906 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (upper left) railways in the vicinity of Chichester

There used to be branch lines north to Midhurst and an additional two platforms which were up and down bay platforms at the west end of the station.

References

1. Southern Region Record by R.H.Clark
2. Southern Region Record by R.H.Clark

External links

• Train times and station information for Chichester railway station from National Rail

Coordinates: 50°49′55″N 0°46′56″W / 50.83194°N 0.78222°W