West Worthing railway station

West Worthing
Main station building at West Worthing
Location
Place	Worthing
Local authority	Worthing, West Sussex
Operations
Station code	WWO
Managed by	Southern
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	0.476 million
2005/06 *	0.489 million
2006/07 *	0.529 million
2007/08 *	0.581 million
History
Opened 4 November 1889 (4 November 1889)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at West Worthing from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

West Worthing railway station is in Worthing in the county of West Sussex, England. The station is operated by Southern. Note that on the West Coastway Line faster trains do not stop here.

Immediately west of the station, there is a stabling point and a series of sidings. Two trains terminate here every hour on a normal weekday timetabled service running to and from Brighton.

History

Historically, the station was planned to be the southern terminus of a new line running from the Midlands to the South Coast, and delivering holidaymakers to the new town of West Worthing; it was consequently built near the northern end of Grand Avenue, which runs from the station to the sea. The line was never constructed.

The station was built by J.T. Firbank and opened on 4 November 1889. It was expanded by the addition of a large goods yard in 1905 which catered for the produce of the large number of markets gardens in the area, but by 1932 part of the yard was given over to the carriage sheds which, until mid-2008, stood to the west of the station.

In August 2007, the Government announced that Thameslink [2000] project would finally proceed and in January 2008 demolition of the former depot building began. The building was removed because of asbestos and poor condition of the structure. At the moment there are no plans by Southern to use it and it is planned that FCC (First Capital Connect) will use it when the Thameslink 2000 project reaches completion. The point work and traction current is disconnected so it is not possible to put trains in there at the moment.

Services

West Worthing is served by two trains per hour to London Victoria via Haywards Heath. Two services run to London Bridge on Monday–Friday mornings. Brighton services run at regular intervals during the day. The station is also served by two trains to Littlehampton and one to Portsmouth Harbour per hour. There are also three direct services per day to Bognor Regis and two trains per hour that terminate at West Worthing having formed stopping services from Brighton.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Worthing		Southern West Coastway Line		Terminus or Durrington-on-Sea

External links

• Train times and station information for West Worthing railway station from National Rail