Worthing railway station

Worthing National Rail

Looking westwards from Worthing station
Location
Place Worthing
Local authority Worthing, West Sussex
Grid reference TQ145033
Operations
Station code WRH
Managed by Southern
Number of platforms 3
DfT category C[1]
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11 Increase 2.551 million
2011/12 Increase 2.593 million
2012/13 Increase 2.608 million
2013/14 Decrease 2.602 million
2014/15 Decrease 2.576 million
History
Key dates Opened 24 November 1845 (24 November 1845)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Worthing from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Worthing railway station is the main station serving the town of Worthing in West Sussex. The station and the majority of trains serving it are operated by Southern. The other operator is Great Western Railway. It is one of the main stations on the West Coastway Line; all timetabled trains stop here.

The main station entrance is on the south side in Station Approach. The passenger car park is on the north side of the station in Southcourt Road and has a separate entrance to the station. Parking is free only on Sundays and Bank Holidays.

Some trains travelling from London to destinations west of Worthing (such as Southampton Central and Littlehampton) divide at Worthing. Passengers must ensure they are travelling in the correct portion of the train; platform and on-train announcements provide details. Similarly, some trains travelling from west to east towards London join at Worthing to form a single train. All three platforms are long enough to accommodate 12-coach trains.

At times in its history the station has been named Worthing Central. This name is sometimes incorrectly still used, either out of habit or intentionally to distinguish it from West Worthing and East Worthing stations.

The concourse and ticket office leads directly to the side platform (Platform 3), which is used mostly for westbound services. The island platform (Platforms 1 and 2) is connected to this platform by a subway, which also leads out to the car park.

In August 2007, ticket barriers were introduced separating the platforms from the ticket office. However, their effectiveness is compromised by the layout of the station insofar as the rear car park entrance leads directly to the subway connecting the platforms. A small ticket booth, frequently unmanned, has been installed in the subway in an attempt to address this issue.

Between November 2007 and February 2008, a refurbishment of the station took place, with it being re-painted it in the new Southern Trains colours. Replacement of the roof glass on the station canopies also took place.

In April 2009, the station was made fully accessible to disabled passengers, which new ticket windows which can be adjusted to height and a ramp was also provided. The station was also fitted with new folding doors.

Platform 1 Sometimes used in peak service only.

Platform 2 Used for services to Brighton, London Victoria and London Bridge.

Platform 3 Used for westbound services to Littlehampton, Southampton Central and Bristol Temple Meads, Portsmouth, Chichester, Bognor Regis and Eastleigh.

Facilities

Services

The station and most trains serving it are run by Southern, with the typical off-peak service consisting of the following:

Eastbound

Westbound

Preceding station National Rail Following station
East Worthing or Lancing   Southern
West Coastway Line		   West Worthing
Lancing or
Shoreham-by-Sea		   Southern
London - Littlehampton		   West Worthing
Lancing   Southern
Brighton - Portsmouth		   Angmering
(West Worthing at peak times)
Shoreham-by-Sea   Great Western Railway
Cardiff-Brighton		   Barnham

References

  1. ↑ Worthing is the only station listed by DfT as simply C, as opposed to the usual C1 or C2.
    "Part D: Annexes" (PDF). Better Rail Stations. Department for Transport. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2014.

Worthing is a major station where most people get off from the Brighton to West Worthing service to go to Littlehampton, Southampton, Portsmouth, Chichester and Bognor Regis.

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Coordinates: 50°49′07″N 0°22′33″W / 50.81861°N 0.37583°W / 50.81861; -0.37583

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