Drayton | |
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The site of the station, looking west from the level crossing, in 1992 | |
General information | |
Location | Chichester, West Sussex England |
Coordinates | 50°49′56″N 0°44′15″W / 50.8323°N 0.7376°W / 50.8323; -0.7376 |
Grid reference | SU890044 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
Pre-grouping | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
Key dates | |
8 June 1846 (1846-06-08) | Opened |
1 June 1930 | Closed to passengers |
9 September 1963 (1963-09-09) | Closed to goods |
Drayton railway station co-served the city of Chichester, West Sussex, England, from 1846 to 1963 on the Brighton and Chichester Railway.
History
The station was opened on 8 June 1846 by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. It closed to passengers on 1 June 1930 and closed to goods on 9 September 1963.
References
- Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 158. OCLC 931112387.
- Daniels, Gerald; Dench, Leslie (1980). Passengers no More. Littlehampton: Littlehampton Book Services Ltd. p. 37. ISBN 0711009511.
- "Site of Drayton (West Sussex) station,... © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Woodgate Line open, station closed |
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Brighton and Chichester Railway |
Chichester Line and station open |
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