Classic route

West Coastway line

Brighton → Portsmouth Harbour · England

Distance: 73 km
Fastest time: 1 h 38 min
Average speed: 45 km/h
Operator: Southern
Train: Southern Class 377 Electrostar
Countries: England
In service since: 1876

Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log

Five companies built this coast road in rails between 1840 and 1889; the last of it runs out over the water on piles into Portsmouth Harbour, opened on 2 October 1876.

How this line was checked

Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 174147 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of Southern
Wikipedia has an article for this line

How long is the West Coastway line?

The West Coastway line runs 73 km from Brighton to Portsmouth Harbour.

How long does the West Coastway line take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 38 min for the 73 km. That is an average of 45 km/h end to end.

Who runs the West Coastway line?

Southern.

How old is the West Coastway line?

The line has been in service since 1876. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

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