Southwick railway station serves the town of Southwick in West Sussex, England. It is on the West Coastway Line, 4 miles 30 chains (7.0 km) from Brighton. It is operated by Southern. Its platforms are long enough for eight-coach trains.

History

Southwick station was constructed by the London and Brighton Railway as one of the original stations on that railway's branchline between Brighton and Shoreham, opening 12th May 1840

Operators

In 1846 the London and Brighton Railway became part of the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway, which continued until the grouping of 1923 and became part of the Southern Railway until nationalisation in 1948 when it became part of the Southern Region of British Railways.

Services

All services at Southwick are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

• 4 tph to Brighton
• 1 tph to Portsmouth & Southsea
• 1 tph to Chichester via Littlehampton
• 2 tph to Southampton Central

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, including services to London Victoria and Littlehampton.

In June 2024, the service to Brighton will double to 4 tph, with the station being served by additional hourly services to Southampton Central and Chichester via Littlehampton in addition to the current services.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Fishersgate or Portslade		Southern West Coastway Line		Shoreham-by-Sea