Lancing railway station
Railway station in West Sussex, England
Lancing  | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Location | Lancing, Adur England |
| Grid reference | TQ181043 |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | LAC |
| Classification | DfT category D |
| History | |
| Opened | 24 November 1845 |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  0.964 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.997 million |
| 2020/21 |  0.389 million |
| 2021/22 | 0.732 million |
| 2022/23 | 0.820 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Lancing railway station is in Lancing in the county of West Sussex, England. It is 8 miles 19 chains (13.3 km) down the line from Brighton. The station is operated by Southern.
Platform 1 is for trains to Brighton and London Victoria, and Platform 2 is for trains to Worthing, Portsmouth Harbour and Southampton.
The station has 1 ticket office located on Platform 2, and 3 self-service ticket machines, two on Platform 1 and one outside the front of the main station building adjoining Platform 2.
There are ticket barriers at this station, in operation from 6 am until midnight every day. Additional ticket checks are carried out at the exits from the platforms, by Southern Railway staff and Rail Neighbourhood Officers.
History
Lancing Station was opened 24 November 1845 by the Brighton and Chichester Railway when that railway opened between Shoreham and Worthing.[1] The railway was originally constructed to double track standards, but only one line was initially provided,[2] with the second line being brought into use between Shoreham and the Arun bridge during 1847.[3]
The line and station passed to the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway when that was formed 27 July 1846.[4]
Passenger services at a number of stations, including Lancing, were temporarily withdrawn 1 November 1847, and possibly reinstated in June 1849.[5]
In 2020, platform 2 was extended, allowing it to accommodate 8-carriage trains.[6]
Services
All services at Lancing are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7]
- 1 tph to London Victoria via Gatwick Airport
- 2 tph to Brighton
- 1 tph to Littlehampton
- 1 tph to Portsmouth Harbour
- 1 tph to Southampton Central
During the peak hours, the station is served by a small number of direct trains between Brighton and Littlehampton, as well as a single peak hour service per day between London Bridge and Littlehampton.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreham-by-Sea | Southern | East Worthing or Worthing | ||
References
- ^ Turner, JT Howard (1977). The London, Brighton & South Coast Railway 1 :Origins & Formation (First ed.). London: BT Batsford Ltd. pp. 208, 212. ISBN 0-7134-0275X.
- ^ Turner, JT Howard (1977). The London, Brighton & South Coast Railway 1 :Origins & Formation (First ed.). London: BT Batsford Ltd. p. 211. ISBN 0-7134-0275X.
- ^ Turner, JT Howard (1977). The London, Brighton & South Coast Railway 1 :Origins & Formation (First ed.). London: BT Batsford Ltd. p. 238. ISBN 0-7134-0275X.
- ^ Turner, JT Howard (1977). The London, Brighton & South Coast Railway 1 :Origins & Formation (First ed.). London: BT Batsford Ltd. p. 277. ISBN 0-7134-0275X.
- ^ Turner, JT Howard (1978). The London, Brighton & South Coast Railway 2: Establishment & Growth. First: BT Batsford Ltd. p. 22. ISBN 0-7134-1198-8.
- ^ "More seats for passengers following platform extensions in East and West Sussex". www.railtechnologymagazine.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ Table 186, 188 National Rail timetable, May 2023
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lancing railway station.
- Train times and station information for Lancing railway station from National Rail
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