London Road (Brighton) railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Brighton |
| Local authority | Brighton & Hove |
| Operations | |
| Station code | LRB |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| 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 |
| History | |
| Opened 1877 | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| 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 estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at London Road from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
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.
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[edit] History
London Road station was opened in 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 the 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.
[edit] Services
The typical off-peak service is:
- 4tph (trains per hour) to Brighton
- 2tph to Seaford
- 1tph to Hastings via Eastbourne
- 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 |
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| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Brighton | British Railways | Lewes Road | ||
[edit] 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)
[edit] 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.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: London Road (Brighton) railway station |
- Brighton Model Railway Club
- 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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