Place Southease Station code SEE DfT category F2 Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference TQ430054 Managed by Southern 2011/12 13,816 | |
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Address South Downs National Park, Lewes BN8 6EP, United Kingdom Similar Bishopstone railway station, Newhaven Harbour railway st, Normans Bay railway station, Newhaven Town railway st, Glynde railway station | ||
Southease railway station is a railway station 0.5 miles (800 m) 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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History
The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway opened the station on 1 September 1906 as Southease and Rodmell Halt, to serve two villages in the Ouse Valley; Southease, 0.5 miles (800 m) to the west, and the slightly larger Rodmell, more than 1 mile (1.6 km) away. The station was renamed Southease on 12 May 1980.
There was a racecourse between the railway line and the River Ouse from the late 1920s to the early 1940s
Infrastructure
The station is unmanned and has two platforms, each with a PERTIS machine. There is a level crossing immediately north of the station leading to Itford Farm and the A26 road. The crossing is a user-controlled crossing with barriers which can be raised or lowered by road users. There is a pedestrian gate for walkers and cyclists. There is also a footbridge over the line.
Services
Services from the station are provided by Southern.
As of May 2011 the typical off-peak service is:
There are also two through trains to London Victoria at peak hours on weekday mornings.