Fishersgate railway station
Fishersgate  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Southwick |
| Local authority | Adur |
| Coordinates | 50°50′03″N 0°13′08″W / 50.8342°N 0.2189°WCoordinates: 50°50′03″N 0°13′08″W / 50.8342°N 0.2189°W |
| Grid reference | TQ255054 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | FSG |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 92,056 |
| 2005/06 |
 87,184 |
| 2006/07 |
 94,750 |
| 2007/08 |
106,560 |
| 2008/09 |
99,588 |
| 2009/10 |
92,616 |
| 2010/11 |
94,474 |
| 2011/12 |
0.106 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.113 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.114 million |
| History | |
| Original company | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| 3 September 1905 | Opened as Fishersgate Halt |
| 5 May 1969 | Renamed Fishersgate |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Fishersgate from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Fishersgate railway station is a railway station in West Sussex, England, serving the area known as Fishersgate between Portslade and Southwick at the most eastern edge of the County of West Sussex bordering the boundary of Brighton and Hove City Council. The station is operated by Southern.
History
The station was opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway on 3 September 1905, and was originally named Fishersgate Halt. On 5 May 1969 it was renamed Fishersgate.[1]
There is step-free access to both platforms.
The station is operated by Southern and is on the West Coastway Line. It has no ticket office but there are PERTIS 'Permit to Travel' passenger-operated ticket-issuing machines at the entrances to each platform. And a self-service ticket machine which takes cash or credit cards.
Services
As of 2015, the standard off-peak train service is:
- 2tph to Brighton
- 2tph to West Worthing
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Portslade | Southern West Coastway Line |
Southwick | ||
References
External links
- Train times and station information for Fishersgate railway station from National Rail
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