Southbourne railway station serves the village of

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, England. It is on the West Coastway Line between Brighton and

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, from Brighton. It was originally opened in 1906, when it was called Southbourne Halt.

Facilities

The station has a ticket office which is staffed throughout the week on weekday and Saturday mornings and early afternoons (06:40-13:10). At other times, the station is unstaffed and tickets can be purchased from the self-service

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during these times. Both platforms have seated areas and modern help points available. Step-free access is available to both the platforms at Southbourne.

Services

All services at Southbourne are operated by Southern using EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 1 tph to via * 1 tph to via * 1 tph to * 1 tph to * 2 tph to of which 1 continues to Until May 2022, one Great Western Railway service from

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to Brighton called at Southbourne.Great Western Railway services calling at Southbourne on 13 May 2022

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Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1906 Railway stations in West Sussex DfT Category E stations Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway Southbourne, West Sussex {{SouthEastEngland-railstation-stub