Littlehaven railway station

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Littlehaven

Location

Place

Little Haven, Horsham

Local authority

Horsham, West Sussex

Operations

Station code

LVN

Managed by

Southern

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

0.184 million

2005/06 *

0.205 million

History

1848

Line opened

1 June 1907

Station opened (Rusper Road Halt)

1 July 1907

Renamed (Littlehaven Crossing Halt)

31 December 1907

Renamed (Littlehaven Halt)

5 May 1969

Renamed (Littlehaven)

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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 Littlehaven from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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Littlehaven railway station serves the areas of Little Haven and Roffey in the northeast of the town of Horsham, West Sussex. It is on the Arun Valley Line, and is the first station out of Horsham on that route going towards London.

1 History
2 Level Crossing
3 Services
4 External links

[edit] History

The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway opened the first part of the line in 1848. However, the stations at Littlehaven,Roffey Road Halt and nearby Ifield were not opened until 1907; Littlehaven opened as Rusper Road Halt and subsequently changed to Littlehaven Crossing Halt and then Littlehaven Halt all within the first year of service. Similarly, Ifield was initially known as Lyons Crossing Halt. Roffey Road Halt closed in 1935.

The station was completely rebuilt with minimal facilities after traffic decreased.

[edit] Level Crossing

There is a level crossing at the eastern (London) end of the platforms, where the line crosses Rusper Road. The crossing gates were never replaced with modern barriers, and therefore the adjacent signal box is manned 24 hours a day. The only access between the platforms is via the crossing - there is no footbridge or subway.

[edit] Services

The station is operated by Southern, and also served by Southeastern services. The typical off-peak service pattern is:

2 tph to Horsham
1 tph to London Bridge
1 tph to Tunbridge Wells

Facilities include disabled access to both platforms via side ramps from the level crossing, and a ticket office on the Horsham-bound platform. Its opening hours are 0640-1334 Monday-Saturday only.