Falmer railway station
Template:Short descriptionTemplate:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Parameter validation".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "check for deprecated parameters".
Falmer railway station is in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, south-east England, Script error: No such module "convert". from Brighton railway station on the East Coastway line. It is operated by Southern.
The station serves the village of Falmer as well as the University of Sussex campus and the University of Brighton Falmer campus. It also serves Falmer Stadium, the home of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. as well as various eastern suburbs of Brighton such as Woodingdean and Rottingdean.
The original station was approximately 53 chains east of its present location, and opened on 8 June 1846. It was moved to its present location, much closer to the village, on 1 August 1865, and rebuilt in 1890.[1] The buildings on the down (eastbound) platform date from this time, but modern replacements have been installed on the westbound side.
1851 accident
On 6 June 1851, a train derailed soon after departing for Lewes, resulting in the death of five people.
After striking a sleeper which had been placed on the track by trespassers, most of the train crashed down into the road below. Although the immediate cause was the striking of the sleeper, the official inquiry determined that the train had been travelling too fast: that if it had been travelling within the recommended speed limit, it would not have derailed. The inquiry also determined that operating the train with the engine going backwards reduced the driver's visibility.[2]
Services
All services at Falmer are operated by Southern using Template:Brc EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]
- 4 tph to Brighton
- 2 tph to Seaford
- 1 tph to Eastbourne (all stations)
- 1 tph to Ore via Hastings (semi-fast)
When Brighton & Hove Albion FC matches take place at the Falmer Stadium, additional matchday-only trains operate from the station to Brighton and Lewes. In addition, most usual services are run with additional carriages and the platforms at the station have been extended to accommodate the longer trains.[4]
A queuing system is in operation in both directions after full-time at the stadium.
| Preceding station | National Rail National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern | ||||
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Template:NRtimes
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
External links
- Train times and station information for Falmer railway station from National Rail
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Template:Brighton and Hove Template:East Sussex railway stations Template:TSGN and SE Stations
- Pages with script errors
- Articles using Infobox station with markup inside name
- Articles using Infobox station with links or images inside name
- Pages with no open date in Infobox station
- Pages with broken file links
- Railway stations in Brighton and Hove
- Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1846
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1865
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1865
- Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway
- 1846 establishments in England
- DfT Category E stations