Emsworth railway station
Emsworth  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Emsworth, Havant England | ||||
| Grid reference | SU748063 | ||||
| Managed by | Southern | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | EMS | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 15 March 1847 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  0.350 million | ||||
| Interchange | 5,832 | ||||
| 2019/20 |  0.346 million | ||||
| Interchange | 5,446 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.128 million | ||||
| Interchange | 1,136 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.281 million | ||||
| Interchange | 3,355 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.306 million | ||||
| Interchange | 4,049 | ||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]All services at Emsworth are operated by Southern using 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[5]
- 2 tph to London Victoria via Horsham
- 2 tph to Brighton via Worthing
- 2 tph to Southampton Central
- 2 tph to Portsmouth Harbour
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Southern | ||||
Former services
[edit]Until May 2022 one Great Western Railway service from Portsmouth Harbour to Brighton called at Emsworth.[6][7][8]
Bus connections
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Pallant, N. (1980). The Brighton to Portsmouth Line. Salisbury: Oakwood Press. p. 13. ISBN 0-85361-279-X. Locomotion Papers LP133.
- ^ "Parking at Emsworth station". APCOA Parking. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Emsworth station information". Southern. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Table 186 National Rail timetable, May 2020
- ^ Great Western Railway to terminate Brighton services Rail issue 952 9 March 2022 page 22
- ^ Great Western Railway set to axe Brighton service The Argus 21 April 2022
- ^ Great Western Railway services calling at Emsworth on 13 May 2022 Realtime Trains
- ^ "Coastliner route 700: Portsmouth to Chichester and Bognor Regis". Stagecoach South. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
External links
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Media related to Emsworth railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Emsworth railway station from National Rail