Billingshurst railway station

Billingshurst
Location
Place	Billingshurst
Local authority	Horsham, West Sussex
Operations
Station code	BIG
Managed by	Southern
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	0.356 million
2005/06 *	0.376 million
2006/07 *	0.437 million
2007/08 *	0.462 million
2008/09 *	0.446 million
History
Opened 15 October 1859 (15 October 1859)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Billingshurst from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Exterior view of station in 1964

Billingshurst railway station serves the market town of Billingshurst, in West Sussex, England. It is on the Arun Valley Line. The station is operated by Southern. The signalbox is believed to be the oldest operational box in the country.

Until 2006 both platforms were only 4 coaches long. Since then the platform for trains towards Pulborough has been extended to take 8 coaches. The London-bound platform is also now being extended to 8-car length.

History

The station was built by the Mid-Sussex Railway and opened along with the line from Horsham to Petworth on 15 October 1859. From the outset, the line was worked by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway, which bought it out in 1862.

Services

The typical Monday-Saturday off peak service is:

• 2 trains per hour (tph) to London Victoria, of which:
  • 1 calls at Horsham, Crawley, Three Bridges, Gatwick Airport, Horley, Redhill, East Croydon and Clapham Junction, taking 1 hour 13 minutes.
  • 1 calls at Christs Hospital, Horsham, Crawley, Three Bridges, Gatwick Airport, Redhill, East Croydon and Clapham Junction, taking 1 hour 19 minutes.

Passengers arriving from the London direction must ensure they are in the rear part of the train.

• 2 tph to Bognor Regis, of which:
  • 1 calls at Pulborough, Arundel, Ford and Barnham, taking 32 minutes.
  • 1 calls at Pulborough, Amberley, Arundel, Ford and Barnham, taking 34 minutes.

On Sundays this is reduced to:

• 1 tph to London Victoria, calling at Christs Hospital, Horsham, Crawley, Three Bridges, Gatwick Airport, Horley, Redhill, Purley, East Croydon and Clapham Junction, taking 1 hour 15 minutes.
• 1 tph to Bognor Regis, calling at all stations as per the second layout above, taking 35 minutes.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Horsham or Christs Hospital		Southern Arun Valley Line		Pulborough

Gallery

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  Northward view from the level crossing

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  Southward view from Platform 2

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  Facilities on Platform 2

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  Billingshurst signal box

External links

• Train times and station information for Billingshurst railway station from National Rail