Falmer railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Falmer


caption = Falmer railway station in 2005
manager = Southern
locale = Falmer
borough = Lewes
usage0405 = 0.771
usage0506 = 0.838
usage0607 = 0.920
platforms = 2
code = FMR
years = 8 June 1848
events = Opened
years2 = 1 August 1865
events2 = Resited
years3 = 1890
events3 = Rebuilt

Falmer Railway Station is operated by Southern and lies on the East Coastway Line.

The station serves the village of Falmer as well as the University of Sussex campus and the University of Brighton Falmer Campus. It is also intended to serve Falmer Stadium, the new home of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. planned for Falmer (Due to open August 2011). The buildings on the down (eastbound) platform side include a well-preserved, unusual example of a signal-box.

The original station was approximately 1 mile 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 [Mitchell, Vic and Smith, Keith (1985). "South Coast Railways - Brighton to Eastbourne.", plate 42. Middleton Press, Midhurst. ISBN 0-906520-16-9] The buildings on the down (eastbound) platform date from this time, but modern replacements have been installed on the westbound side.

Service

The typical off-peak service is:
*4tph (trains per hour) to Brighton westbound
*2tph to Seaford eastbound
*1tph to Ore via Hastings and Eastbourne eastbound
*1tph to Lewes eastbound

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