London Road (Brighton) railway station
London Road (Brighton)  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Brighton |
| Local authority | Brighton & Hove |
| Grid reference | TQ313057 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | LRB |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.354 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.411 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.450 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.480 million |
| 2008/09 |
 0.473 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.463 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.469 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.473 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.497 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.494 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1877 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at London Road (Brighton) from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
London Road (Brighton) Railway Station is in Brighton, East Sussex, England. Train services from the station are provided by Southern, and the station is on the East Coastway Line.
History
London Road station was designed by David Mocatta (the designer of Brighton Station) and opened on 1 October 1877, following housing development in the surrounding area. It was originally to be called Ditchling Rise, a more accurate name as London Road is a little way away. Until the branch closed in 1971, trains to Kemptown diverged from the Brighton – Lewes line here.
The Lewes-side platform building was demolished in the early 1980s. The station had a substantial refurbishment at the end of 2004 with some add on parts to the original building demolished. The station has also been home to the Brighton Model Railway Club since 1971.
Services
The typical off-peak service is:
- 4tph (trains per hour) to Brighton
- 2tph to Seaford
- 1tph to Ore via Eastbourne and Hastings
- 1tph to Lewes
The station ticket office is open from 0645 to 1330 hours, Mondays to Saturdays. There are also self-service ticket machines on each platform, accepting cash and credit/debit cards.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Brighton | Southern East Coastway Line |
Moulsecoomb | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Brighton | British Railways Kemp Town Branch |
Lewes Road | ||
Gallery
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Westward view of the platforms. The footbridge is primarily a public right of way; the station has its own subway for passenger use (the dark-roofed lean-to on Platform 1 is its entrance)
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View of the platform side of the main (Platform 1) station building, showing EMU 377415 leaving on the 1058 Seaford-Brighton service. The arched roofs of Brighton station can be seen in the top left corner
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A Class 377 EMU entering Ditchling Road tunnel, at the eastern end of the station, with the 1120 Brighton-Lewes service on 3 March 2007
See also
- Transport in Brighton
- History of Brighton – with reference to the Second World War section describing the bombing of the London Road railway viaduct.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to London Road (Brighton) railway station. |
- Train times and station information for London Road (Brighton) railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 50°50′12″N 0°08′11″W / 50.83667°N 0.13639°W
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