Lancing railway station
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[edit]
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Passenger services at a number of stations, including Lancing, were temporarily withdrawn 1 November 1847, and possibly reinstated in June 1849.[5]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[edit]
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
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreham-by-Sea | Southern |
East Worthing or Worthing | ||
References[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
- Train times and station information for Lancing railway station from National Rail