Worthing railway station

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Worthing
Location
Place	Worthing
Local authority	Worthing
Operations
Station code	WRH
Managed by	Southern
Platforms in use	3
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 **	2.090 million
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Worthing.   * 2002/03 Disclaimer  ** 2004/05 Disclaimer
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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. Other operators are First Great Western and South West Trains. 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.

[edit] Facilities

Class 150 DMU arriving at Platform 2 at Worthing on a First Great Western service from Bristol Temple Meads, in the twilight on 15th December 2006.

• Lifts
• Coffee shop (also sells newspapers)
• Cash machine (not free)
• Waiting rooms
• Toilets (refurbished February 2007)
• Car Park

[edit] Connections

• Taxi rank
• Bus stop, served by Stagecoach Buses and Compass

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Worthing railway station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Worthing railway station from Multimap.com