Barnham railway station

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Not to be confused with Barnham railway station (Suffolk).

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Barnham (Sussex) Station in 1961

Barnham railway station is in West Sussex, England, serving the village of Barnham, around 5 miles north of Bognor Regis.

It 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 other operator is Great Western Railway who run limited services to the West Country (normally Bristol Temple Meads or Cardiff Central). The station is served by Southern 313 and 377s, and Great Western Railway 158s.

Services

Barnham is the junction station for the short branch to Bognor Regis. It is also a well-used interchange for passengers between slow and fast services. It has services to London Victoria via Gatwick Airport, Brighton, Portsmouth, Southampton, Littlehampton (via Ford) and the occasional long-distance services to the West Country. Trains travelling from east to west (i.e. heading towards Chichester and Bognor Regis) sometimes divide at Barnham.

  • Platform 1 - Bognor Regis from Barnham & Littlehampton, London Victoria via Horsham (Sundays)
  • Platform 2 - Westbound services towards Chichester, Portsmouth and Southampton, Bognor Regis from London
  • Platform 3 - Eastbound services towards Littlehampton, Brighton, London

The off-peak service pattern is as follows:

Eastbound

There is also 1tph to London Victoria along the West Coastway Line.

Westbound

There are two services per day, operated by Great Western Railway to Bristol Temple Meads via Southampton Central, Salisbury and Bath Spa, with one continuing to Great Malvern via Gloucester, Cheltenham Spa and Worcester Foregate Street.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Angmering   Southern
West Coastway
(Brighton-Portsmouth or Southampton)
   Chichester
Ford    
Horsham   Southern
West Coastway
(London-Portsmouth or Southampton via Horsham)
Mondays-Saturdays only		   Chichester
Ford or Littlehampton   Southern
West Coastway
Bognor branch
(via Horsham)		   Bognor Regis
Worthing   Southern
West Coastway
(London-Portsmouth via Hove)
Sundays Only		   Chichester
  Great Western Railway
Worcester-Brighton
Peak Times Only		  

Facilities

  • Ticket office (1 Window)
  • Quick ticket (2 machines)
  • Departure boards (2 on all 3 platforms and 3 in the Ticket office)
  • Coffee Shop
  • Whistle Stop Cafe
  • Waiting Room (x2)
  • Sheltered seating around whole station
  • Taxi Rank
  • Telephones (x1)
  • Toilets
  • Car Park
  • Bus stop (Opposite station and next to car park entrance)
  • Southern Train Crew Depot

Accidents and incidents

  • On 1 August 1952, an electric multiple unit was derailed when points switched under it due to an electrical fault. Thirty-eight people were injured.[1]

References

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External links

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  • Barnham railway station entrance.jpg

    Station entrance

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    Bognor platform

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    Famous signal box (now in use at Aldingbourne for local railway model club)

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    Looking towards Ford

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