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Lancing railway station

Coordinates: 50°49′37″N 0°19′24″W / 50.82694°N 0.32333°W / 50.82694; -0.32333
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Lancing
National Rail
General information
LocationLancing, Adur
England
Grid referenceTQ181043
Managed bySouthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeLAC
ClassificationDfT category D
History
Opened24 November 1845
Passengers
2019/20Increase 0.997 million
2020/21Decrease 0.389 million
2021/22Increase 0.732 million
2022/23Increase 0.820 million
2023/24Increase 0.849 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

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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Passenger services at a number of stations, including Lancing, were temporarily withdrawn 1 November 1847, and possibly reinstated in June 1849.[5]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

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

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7]

  • 2 tph to ‹See TfM›London Victoria via Gatwick Airport
  • 4 tph to Brighton
  • 2 tph to Littlehampton
  • 1 tph to Portsmouth & Southsea
  • 1 tph to Chichester via Littlehampton
  • 2 tph to Southampton Central

During the peak hours, the station is served by a single peak hour service per day between ‹See TfM›London Bridge and Littlehampton.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Shoreham-by-Sea   Southern
  East Worthing
or
Worthing

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Turner, JT Howard (1978). The London, Brighton & South Coast Railway 2: Establishment & Growth. First: BT Batsford Ltd. p. 22. ISBN 0-7134-1198-8.
  6. ^ "More seats for passengers following platform extensions in East and West Sussex". www.railtechnologymagazine.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  7. ^ Table 186, 188 National Rail timetable, May 2023
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50°49′37″N 0°19′24″W / 50.82694°N 0.32333°W / 50.82694; -0.32333