Fishersgate railway station

Fishersgate railway station is a railway station in West Sussex, England, serving both the eastern part of Southwick, as well as the western part of Portslade in Brighton and Hove. The station is operated by Southern and is 3 miles 47 chains (5.8 km) down the line from Brighton.

"Fishersgate" redirects here. For similarly named things, see Fishergate (disambiguation).

Fishersgate
National Rail
General information
LocationSouthwick, Adur
England
Coordinates50°50′03″N 0°13′08″W
Grid referenceTQ255054
Managed bySouthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeFSG
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Original companyLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Pre-groupingLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
3 September 1905Opened as Fishersgate Halt
5 May 1969Renamed Fishersgate
Passengers
2017/18Increase 0.115 million
2018/19Increase 0.133 million
2019/20Increase 0.140 million
2020/21Decrease 41,660
2021/22Increase 86,774
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Location

The station is unusually close to a major boundary, one which is urban with no nearby buffer zones – immediately east of the station is the Vale Park part of Portslade and higher Portslade Village for which this is the nearest station. Fishersgate itself amounts in its mainland residential part to an outlying part of either that greater community, discounting its community church, or the east end of Southwick, having its football stadium much closer to the station than Southwick railway station for example.[1] The east arm of Shoreham Harbour is separated from the English Channel by a 200 metre wide shingle spit with warehouses, and storage/loading yards. The western end of the spit of land, closer to Southwick, is the site of the gas turbine Shoreham Power Station and a Southern Water sewage treatment plant.[2][3]

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.[4]

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, instead, a cash or credit card ticket machine.

Services

All services at Fishersgate are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[5]

During the peak hours and on Sundays, the station is served by an additional hourly service between Brighton and Portsmouth Harbour. There are also a number of peak hour services to Littlehampton.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southern

References
  1. "Map". Map images. National Library of Scotland.
  2. "Shoreham Power Station SIte Information" (PDF). Scottish Power. 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. "Location of Potential Options Shoreham Wastewater system in Adur and Ouse River Basin Catchment" (PDF). Southern Water Services Limited. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  4. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 97. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  5. Table 188 National Rail timetable, May 2022
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