Arun Valley Line

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Arun Valley Line
Principal stations (from north to south)

(Brighton Main Line)
Crawley
Ifield
Faygate
Littlehaven
Horsham
(for Sutton & Mole Valley Line)
Christs Hospital
Billingshurst
Pulborough
Amberley
Arundel
(West Coastway Line)

The Arun Valley Line is part of the Southern-operated British railway services. For the initial part of the route trains follow the Brighton Main Line, and at a junction south of Three Bridges the route turns westwards. It then runs via Crawley, Horsham (where there is a junction with trains operating the Sutton & Mole Valley Lines) and Arundel before meeting the West Coastway Line at Arundel Junction. Trains on the Arun Valley Line then proceed to Portsmouth.

The line is electrified at 750v DC (third rail).

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[edit] History of the route

  • Three Bridges - Horsham: this first part of the route was opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway on 14 February 1848. The stations now at Ifield and Littlehaven were not opened with the line, both being opened on 1 June 1907: Ifield as Lyons Crossing Halt and Littlehaven as Rusper Road Halt; both serving the outskirts of their nearby towns.
  • Horsham - Petworth (on the now-closed line to Midhurst): the section opened on 10 October 1859.
  • Horsham - Shoreham by Sea (another line now closed): this was the first link to the coast route opened on 16 September 1861, by a line from Itchingfield Junction south of Horsham.
  • The line now used by the Arun Valley Line services, from what was Hardham Junction south of Pulborough, to Arundel Junction on the coast line was finally opened on 3 August 1863, creating what was then known as Mid-Sussex route serving Portsmouth.

[edit] Services today

There are currently two trains per hour on the route off-peak:

[edit] Typical off-peak journey times from London Victoria
(via Redhill and Gatwick Airport)

Based on December 2006 timetable.
Stations in italics are served by through trains but are not part of the Arun Valley Line.


Destination Frequency Stopping serivce Semi-fast service Change for
Clapham Junction 2 tph 6 minutes 6 minutes Wimbledon, Woking, Guildford, Reading
East Croydon 2 tph 16 minutes 16 minutes Croydon Tramlink, London Bridge, Caterham, Tattenham Corner
Redhill 2 tph 29 minutes 29 minutes Reigate, Guildford, Edenbridge, Tonbridge
Gatwick Airport 2 tph 39 minutes 37 minutes
Three Bridges 2 tph 44 minutes 42 minutes Haywards Heath, Brighton, Eastbourne, Worthing
Crawley 2 tph 47 minutes 45 minutes
Horsham 2 tph 56 minutes 54 minutes Dorking, Leatherhead, Epsom, Sutton
Christs Hospital 1 tph 1 hour
Billingshurst 2 tph 1 hour 6 minutes 1 hour 2 minutes
Pulborough 2 tph 1 hour 13 minutes 1 hour 8 minutes
Amberley 1 tph 1 hour 20 minutes
Arundel 2 tph 1 hour 25 minutes 1 hour 17 minutes
Ford 1 tph 1 hour 30 minutes Littlehampton, Worthing, Brighton
Barnham 2 tph 1 hour 34 minutes 1 hour 28 minutes Bognor Regis, and also Littlehampton, Worthing, Brighton (Ford has reduced service)
Chichester 2 tph 1 hour 46 minutes 1 hour 36 minutes Havant, Portsmouth Harbour, Southampton Central

[edit] Typical off-peak journey times from London Bridge
(via Redhill and Gatwick Airport)

Based on December 2006 timetable.
Stations in italics are served by through trains but are not part of the Arun Valley Line.
There are two trains per hour on this route. Some stations between London Bridge and Gatwick Airport have been omitted. Faygate is served during peak hours only.

Destination Off-peak journey time Change for
East Croydon 16 minutes Croydon Tramlink, London Victoria, Caterham, Tattenham Corner
Redhill 36 minutes Reigate, Guildford, Edenbridge, Tonbridge
Gatwick Airport 50 minutes
Three Bridges 56 minutes Haywards Heath, Brighton, Eastbourne, Worthing
Crawley 1 hour
Ifield 1 hour 3 minutes
Littlehaven 1 hour 9 minutes
Horsham 1 hour 14 minutes Dorking, Leatherhead, Epsom, Sutton

[edit] External links

 v • d • e Railway lines in South-East England:
Main lines:   Arun Valley Line   Ashford via Maidstone East Line   Ashford-Ramsgate via Canterbury Line   Brighton Main Line   Chatham Main Line   East Coastway   Hastings Line   Channel Tunnel Rail Link   Kent Coast Line   North Downs Line   Portsmouth Direct Line   South Eastern Main Line   South Western Main Line   Thameslink   West Coastway   West of England Main Line
Commuter lines:   Alton Line   Ascot-Guildford Line   Bexleyheath Line   Caterham Line   Catford Loop   Chessington Branch   Dartford Loop   Eastleigh-Fareham Line   Eastleigh-Romsey Line   Greenwich Line   Hayes Line   Hounslow Loop   Mid-Kent Line   New Guildford Line   North Kent Line   Nunhead to Lewisham link   Oxted Line   Sheerness Line   Slough-Windsor & Eton Line   South London Line   Staines-Windsor & Eton Line   Staines to Weybridge Line   Sutton Mole Valley Line   Tattenham Corner Line   Waterloo-Reading Line   West London Line
Rural lines:   Brockenhurst-Lymington Line   Henley Branch Line   Island Line   Marlow Branch Line   Marshlink Line   Medway Valley Line   Redhill-Tonbridge Line
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