Hove Railway Station

Hove railway station is in Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. The station and the majority of trains serving it are operated by Southern. The only other operator is Great Western Railway, who provide a limited number of services each day to Wales and the West Country. However Gatwick Express Class 442s stable at Hove from time to time. The station is 82km south of London Victoria. It is the closest railway station to County Cricket Ground, Hove where Sussex CCC play matches. HistoryThe original Hove railway station, situated further to the east, opened on 11 May 1840 by the London and Brighton Railway, on its line from Brighton to Shoreham-by-Sea, designed by the architect David Mocatta. It closed on 1 March 1880, and was converted into the Holland Road Goods Depot. A wooden halt named Holland Road Halt' was also opened a short distance to the west in 1905, served by local trains towards Worthing and on the branch line to Devil's Dyke. This closed in 1956, and no trace now remains of its platforms. The present Hove station was opened on 1 October 1865. It was originally named Cliftonville, then West Brighton, before being renamed Hove and West Brighton in 1894 and finally Hove in 1895.

Hove railway station is in Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. The station and the majority of trains serving it are operated by Southern. The only other operator is Great Western Railway, who provide a limited number of services each day to Wales and the West Country. However Gatwick Express Class 442s stable at Hove from time to time. The station is 82km south of London Victoria. It is the closest railway station to County Cricket Ground, Hove where Sussex CCC play matches. HistoryThe original Hove railway station, situated further to the east, opened on 11 May 1840 by the London and Brighton Railway, on its line from Brighton to Shoreham-by-Sea, designed by the architect David Mocatta. It closed on 1 March 1880, and was converted into the Holland Road Goods Depot. A wooden halt named Holland Road Halt' was also opened a short distance to the west in 1905, served by local trains towards Worthing and on the branch line to Devil's Dyke. This closed in 1956, and no trace now remains of its platforms. The present Hove station was opened on 1 October 1865. It was originally named Cliftonville, then West Brighton, before being renamed Hove and West Brighton in 1894 and finally Hove in 1895.