Moulsecoomb railway station

Moulsecoomb railway station serves Moulsecoomb and Hollingdean, both suburbs of Brighton in East Sussex, England. Train services from the station are provided by Southern, and the station is on the East Coastway Line 1 mile 65 chains (2.9 km) down the line from Brighton.

Moulsecoomb
National Rail
The platforms at Moulsecoomb, looking northeast
General information
LocationMoulsecoomb, Brighton and Hove
England
Grid referenceTQ325069
Managed bySouthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeMCB
ClassificationDfT category E
History
OpenedMay 1980
Passengers
2019/20Increase 0.429 million
2020/21Decrease 0.103 million
2021/22Increase 0.292 million
2022/23Increase 0.320 million
2023/24Increase 0.373 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station was opened in May 1980 — the first completely new station on the then Southern Region since the Beeching Axe.[1] It is located adjacent to the Moulsecoomb campus of the University of Brighton.

The station has separate entrances to each platform; these are connected by a footbridge which also serves as a public right of way. The entrance to Platform 1 (the westbound platform) is via a set of steps from Queensdown School Road, a steeply sloping cul-de-sac off the main Lewes Road. Platform 2 is reached from a path leading from the end of Crespin Way, another cul-de-sac at the eastern edge of the Hollingdean estate.

Services

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

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]

During the peak hours, a number of additional services between Brighton, Hastings and Ore also call at the station.

Preceding station   National Rail Following station
Southern

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Surrey and Sussex by Rail (1988), p.29 (ISBN 0-7117-0331-0).
  2. ^ Table 189, 190 National Rail timetable, May 2023
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50°50′47″N 0°07′08″W / 50.84639°N 0.11889°W / 50.84639; -0.11889