Ford railway station

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Ford

Location

Place

Ford

Local authority

Arun, West Sussex

Operations

Station code

FOD

Managed by

Southern

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

76,739

2005/06 *

81,718

History

Key dates

Opened 8 June 1846

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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ford from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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Ford railway station is a railway station in West Sussex.

It is located on the West Coastway Line which runs between Brighton and Southampton. The station and the trains serving it are operated by Southern.

Ford serves a rural community with only a few houses and one pub nearby, HMP Ford is about one mile south of the station. Adjacent to the station is a large railway modelling shop called The Engine Shed.

Ford station is close to the junction from the West Coastway line to the Arun Valley Line and the short branch to Littlehampton. It is sometimes used as an interchange for those lines, however most passengers prefer to change at Barnham.

[edit] Services

Ford station has services to London Victoria via Gatwick Airport, Brighton, Portsmouth, Littlehampton and Bogor Regis.

Preceding station		Following station
Angmering	Southern West Coastway Line	Barnham
Littlehampton	Southern West Coastway Line Littlehampton branch	Barnham
Arundel	Southern Arun Valley Line	Barnham