Pulborough railway station
Pulborough  | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Place | Pulborough |
| Local authority | Horsham, West Sussex |
| Grid reference | TQ042186 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | PUL |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | D |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 0.450 million |
| 2011/12 |
 0.418 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.425 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.430 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.422 million |
| History | |
| 10 October 1859 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Pulborough from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Pulborough railway station serves the West Sussex village of Pulborough. It is at the western end of the village, just off the A283 road.
History
The first railway to reach Pulborough was that from Horsham to Petworth, opened on 10 October 1859 and extended to Midhurst in 1866. Pulborough and Billingshurst were the only two intermediate stations at the time. Four years later a link was made to the Brighton to Portsmouth line; the new line diverged from the Petworth branch at Hardham Junction just south of Pulborough.
Three platform faces were provided: a Down side platform on which the main station buildings stood, and an island platform whose western face was used by Midhurst line trains. By World War II, these terminated at Pulborough rather than running to Horsham or beyond. Goods facilities and a cattle market were provided.[1][2]
Passenger train services to Midhurst and Petersfield were withdrawn in 1955, leaving just the Arun Valley Line serving Pulborough. The goods yard was closed in the mid 1960s and converted into a car park, and the goods shed is now a car repair centre. The station buildings, including a large, wide canopy on the island platform, remain largely unchanged with only two platform faces are now in use. The former up loop line used by Midhurst line trains has been removed.
Services
The typical Monday-Saturday off peak service is:
- 2 trains per hour (tph) to London Victoria
- 2 tph to Bognor Regis
On Sundays this is reduced to:
- 1 tph to London Victoria
- 1 tph to Bognor Regis
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billingshurst | Southern Arun Valley Line |
Amberley or Arundel | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Terminus | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Midhurst Railways |
Fittleworth | ||
Gallery
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Northward view with London Victoria train that has departed the station
Southward view from the island platform.JPG)
Another general southward view.JPG)
The signal box and filled-in Midhurst platform.JPG)
Station buildings from the platforms.JPG)
Station buildings with a Portsmouth-bound train arriving at Platform 2 in the foreground.
References
External links
- Train times and station information for Pulborough railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 50°57′25″N 0°31′01″W / 50.957°N 0.517°W