Amberley railway station
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Amberley railway station
Amberley  |
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| Location | |
| Place | Amberley |
| Local authority | Horsham |
| Grid reference | TQ026118 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | AMY |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 33,103 |
| 2005/06 |  34,295 |
| 2006/07 | 38,292 |
| 2007/08 | 40,397 |
| 2008/09 | 48,570 |
| 2009/10 | 49,006 |
| 2010/11 |  48,994 |
| History | |
| Opened 3 August 1863 | |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Amberley from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Amberley railway station is a railway station in West Sussex, England. It serves the village of Amberley, about half a mile away, and was opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. The Amberley Working Museum – a museum of industry – is accessed from the former station goods yard.
The station is 55 miles (89 km) south of London Victoria railway station on the Arun Valley Line.
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History
Opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, it became part of the Southern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the Privatisation of British Railways.
Services
There is an hourly service northbound to London Victoria and southbound to Bognor Regis operated by Southern
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Pulborough | Southern Arun Valley Line |
Arundel | ||
References
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
External links
- Train times and station information for Amberley railway station from National Rail
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Coordinates: 50°53′49″N 0°32′31″W / 50.897°N 0.542°W
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