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{{Short description|Railway station in Chichester, West Sussex, England}}{{About|the station in West Sussex|the Metro station in Tyne and Wear|Chichester Metro station}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}{{Use British English|date=July 2015}}

factoids

Southern (train operating company)>Southern| platforms = 2| code = CCHUnited Kingdom railway station categories>DfT category C2| opened = 8 June 1846Southern Region Record by R.H.Clark| years1 = 1957-1958| events1 = station extensively rebuilt| mpassengers ={{Rail pass box |pass_year=2018/19 |passengers={{increase}} 2.977 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{increase}} 40,689}}{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{decrease}} 2.833 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{increase}} 45,318}}{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 0.914 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{decrease}} 6,055}}{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 2.172 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{increase}} 19,347}}{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 2.435 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{increase}} 40,719}}| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road}}Chichester railway station is a railway station in the city of Chichester in West Sussex, England. It is {{miles-chains|28|mi|51|chain|km}} from {{rws|Brighton}}.BOOK, Yonge, John, Jacobs, Gerald, Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL, 3rd, November 2008, 1994, Trackmaps, Bradford on Avon, 978-0-9549866-4-3, map 20D, The station is located on the Brighton to Portsmouth line of the LBSCR. Passenger services are operated under the brand name West Coastway Line which runs between Brighton and Southampton. The station and all passenger services are operated by Southern.The station opened in 1846 and by the 1920s was listed in the top ten most prestigious Southern Railway stations due to royal use for Goodwood Racecourse race days. By the 1950s the station had become dilapidated and was demolished and replaced with the modern station, which re-opened in 1961.WEB,weblink The Novium Museum - Chichester Train Station, (File:Chichester Station.jpg|thumb|left|Station entrance)File:Chichester, Haughley, Headcorn & Robertsbridge RJD 152.jpg|thumb|right|A 1906 Railway Clearing HouseRailway Clearing HouseThere used to be a branch line north to Midhurst and an additional two platforms which were up and down bay platforms at the west end of the station on the north side. An additional bay platform on the south side remains in situ but is disused.

Services

Services at Chichester are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.The typical off peak service in trains per hour is:{{NRtimes|December 2022|123, 165, 186, 188}}

• 2 tph to {{stn|London Victoria}} via {{rws|Horsham}}
• 2 tph to {{rws|Brighton}} via {{rws|Worthing}}
• 1 tph to {{rws|Littlehampton}}
• 2 tph to {{rws|Southampton Central}}
• 3 tph to {{rws|Portsmouth & Southsea}} of which 1 continues to {{rws|Portsmouth Harbour}}

On Sunday, the services to London Victoria and Southampton each reduce to 1 tph, the service to Portsmouth & Southsea reduces to 2 tph (although both continue to Portsmouth Harbour), and the service to Littlehampton does not run. Until May 2022, Great Western Railway operated limited services between Brighton, Portsmouth Harbour and Bristol Temple Meads that called at Chichester.Great Western Railway to terminate Brighton services Rail issue 952 9 March 2022 page 22weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20220503104128weblink">Great Western Railway set to axe Brighton service The Argus 21 April 2022weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20220503103122weblink">Great Western Railway services calling at Chichester on 13 May 2022 Realtime TrainsFrom June 2024, the typical off peak service pattern in trains per hour will be:WEB, Southern West Coastway timetable changes.,weblink

• 2 tph to London Victoria via Horsham
• 4 tph to Brighton via Worthing (1 of which will run via Littlehampton)
• 2 tph to Southampton Central
• 3 tph to Portsmouth & Southsea, of which 2 will continue to Portsmouth Harbour

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References

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External links

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