Southease railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Southease | ||
| Local authority | Lewes | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | SEE | ||
| Managed by | Southern | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 7,093 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 7,245 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1906 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Southease from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Southease railway station is a railway station half a mile east of the village of Southease, East Sussex, England. It is on the Seaford Branch of the East Coastway Line. The station is surrounded by agricultural land. The South Downs Way crosses the Seaford Branch here.
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[edit] History
The station was opened as "Southease and Rodmell Halt" on 1 September 1906, named after two nearby villages in the Ouse Valley: Southease, ½ mile to the west, and the slightly larger Rodmell, more than a mile away.[1]
There was a racecourse between the railway line from the late 1920s to the early 1940s[2]
[edit] Infrastructure
The station is unmanned and has two platforms. There is a level crossing immediately north of the station leading to Itford Farm and the A26. The crossing is crossable by anyone, even though the gates are closed by default. There is also a footbridge over the line.
[edit] Services
Services from the station are provided by Southern.
The typical off-peak service is:
Further services pass through non-stop
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Lewes | Southern East Coastway Line Seaford branch |
Newhaven Town | ||
[edit] Gallery
 The southbound platform |
.jpg/120px-Southease_Station_surroundings_(south).jpg) Looking south from the footbridge |
.jpg/120px-Southease_Station_surroundings_(north).jpg) Looking north from the footbridge |
[edit] References
- ^ Mitchell, Vic and Smith, Keith (1986). Southern Main Lines - Haywards Heath to Seaford. Middleton Press. ISBN 0-906520-28-2
- ^ Southease Parish Newsletter, October 2006
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Southease railway station from National Rail
