| Bognor Regis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Bognor Regis |
| Local authority | Arun, West Sussex |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BOG |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.951 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.989 million |
| 2006/07 * | 1.090 million |
| 2007/08 * | 1.145 million |
| 2008/09 * | 1.148 million |
| History | |
| Opened 1 June 1864 | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bognor Regis from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Bognor Regis railway station is in the town of Bognor Regis, in the English county of West Sussex, England. It is approximately 65 miles south of London Victoria. The station and the trains serving it are operated by Southern railway company. The station is a terminus at the end of a short branch off the West Coastway Line.
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The original Bognor station was situated on the main line, just over one mile west of the present Barnham railway station. It was opened on 8 June 1846 by the Brighton and Chichester Railway, which became the London Brighton and South Coast Railway a few weeks later. This station was renamed several times during its short life becoming Woodgate for Bognor, Woodgate, Bognor (again) and Woodgate (again) before closing in 1864.[1]
The site of the present station dates from the opening of the branch line to Bognor from Barnham on 1 June 1864, after several abortive projects to connect the town to the railway system in 1845, 1853 and 1855. The station suffered two disasters in the 1890s, when it was blown down in a gale in 1897, and then burned down in 1899.[2] The present station buildings date from 1902.[3]
The line was doubled between 1902 and 1911, and electrified in the 1930s. The station was renamed 'Bognor Regis' by the Southern Railway (Great Britain) in 1930 as the town was renamed as such having been the place of the King's (George V) recuperation from serious illness.
The station has a Ticket Office, Car Park, 4 platforms in use: platforms 1 to 3 are 12 carriages in length whilst platform 4 is only 4 carriages long. The station also has a small cafe and newspaper shop, where drinks and sweets can be purchased.
There is a half hourly service daily to London Victoria as well as a regular connecting service to Barnham for the West Coastway Line services to Brighton.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Barnham | Southern West Coastway Bognor Regis branch |
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