Newhaven Harbour railway station is a railway station in Newhaven, East Sussex, England. It originally served boat train services to Dieppe, but that was taken over by Newhaven Marine (now closed) and then Newhaven Town.
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![]() 313206 at Newhaven Harbour with a Southern service bound for Seaford | |
General information | |
Location | Newhaven, Lewes England |
Grid reference | TQ449009 |
Managed by | Southern |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | NVH |
Classification | DfT category F1 |
History | |
Pre-grouping | LB&SCR |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
Key dates | |
8 December 1847 | Opened (as Newhaven Wharf) |
17 May 1886 | Renamed Newhaven Harbour |
Passengers | |
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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
The station is located on the Seaford branch of the East Coastway line, 56 miles 51 chains (91.1 km) down the line from London Bridge.[1] The line reduces from two tracks to one immediately south of the station en route to Seaford.
There are two platforms at the station, joined by a footbridge. The station is managed by Southern, which operates all passenger services.
Newhaven Harbour is one of two stations serving the town of Newhaven, alongside Newhaven Town station less than half a mile (0.8 km) to the north. A third station in the town, Newhaven Marine, operated passenger services until 2006 and formally closed in October 2020.[2] Newhaven Harbour station is located on the south side of the town, adjacent to the Port of Newhaven freight terminal and nearby industrial estate.
Despite the station's name, it no longer serves the passenger ferry terminal − this was taken over by Newhaven Marine station, until the terminal was moved to a site next to Newhaven Town.[3]
The station was opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway as Newhaven Wharf on 8 December 1847 as the terminus of a branch line from Lewes. Boat train services to Dieppe began the following year. The line was extended to Seaford in 1864.[4]
In 1879, the port was redeveloped, constructing a new east pier and building a new wharf on reclaimed land, which could be run independently of tide times.[5] The station was renamed to Newhaven Harbour on 17 May 1886 when a station to the south, known as Newhaven Harbour (Boat Station), opened to serve the new boat train terminal.[6][7]
Until December 2020, the station was served by trains every 30 minutes each way between Brighton and Seaford running seven days a week. However, as part of a timetable change, most weekday trains on the line no longer call here; the station is only served during peak times, with a total of 8 trains per day each way. Weekend frequency remained unchanged.[8]
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Following station | ||
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Newhaven Town | Southern Seaford branch line Limited service |
Bishopstone | ||
Disused railways | ||||
Newhaven Town Line and station open |
Southern Seaford branch line |
Newhaven Marine Line open, station closed |
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Bedford and London to Brighton | |||
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London to Hastings | |||
Brighton to Hastings: East Coastway |
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Hastings to Ashford: Marshlink | |||
Brighton to Seaford | |||
Southampton to Brighton: West Coastway | |||
London to Uckfield | |||
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Bluebell Railway | |||
Kent and East Sussex Railway |
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Lavender Line |
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Spa Valley Railway |
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Others |
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* In addition to the Enterprise inter-city service. Newry also has a limited week-day commuter service all stations to Dublin, provided by Iarnród Éireann. |