Ride the world's oldest electric railway and take in the splendid views from the English coast. A great way of spending a sunny afternoon.
The railway has three stops: Aquarium Station, Paston Place (at Peter Pan's play ground half way along Madeira Drive) and Black Rock Station (five minutes walk from Brighton Marina).
The service opened on Mar 25, 2016. This year, railway operations will finish on Sunday Sep 4 to allow heritage lottery-funded renewals to take place.
Mon, Fri: 11:15 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tue - Thu: 10:15 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sat, Sun: 10:15 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Trains run every 15 minutes after starting at half past, quarter to, on the hour and quarter past until the last train of the day.
Aquarium to Halfway Station/ Halfway to Black Rock Station (either direction):
Adults: £1.80
Children (3-14): £1.20
Aquarium to Black Rock Station
(either direction):
Single ticket:
Adults: £2.90
Seniors (60+): £2.20
Children (3-14): £1.80
Return ticket:
Adults: £3.80
Seniors (60+): £2.90
Children (3-14): £2.30
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volk's_Electric_Railway
Info http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/index.cfm?request=c298
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Email volksrailway@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Phone +44 1273 292 718
Address 285 Madeira Dr, Brighton BN2 1EN, UK
Coordinates 50°49'5.52" N -0°7'44.76" E
