Goring-by-Sea railway station

Goring by Sea
Goring by Sea
Location
Place	Goring-by-Sea
Local authority	Worthing, West Sussex
Grid reference	TQ104031
Operations
Station code	GBS
Managed by	Southern
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	E
	Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections; from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	0.578 million
2015/16	0.583 million
2016/17	0.469 million
2017/18	0.504 million
2018/19	0.560 million
History
Key dates	Opened 16 March 1846
	National Rail – UK railway stations
	Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Goring by Sea from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.;

Goring-by-Sea railway station is in Goring by Sea in the county of West Sussex. It is 13 miles 7 chains (21.1 km) down the line from Brighton. The station is operated by Southern. It serves the Worthing suburb of Goring and the neighbouring village of Ferring. It is also located between two education facilities, thus providing a method of transport for students of Chatsmore High School and Northbrook College's West Durrington campus, also known as University Centre Worthing.

This station has a ticket office which is open for part of the day. There is a self-serve ticket machine on either platform at the station. All Southern trains are served by Class 377's and Thameslink trains are served by Class 700's at this station.

History

In 2020, platform 1 was extended so it could accommodate an 8-carraige train.[1]

Services

Off-peak, all services at Goring-by-Sea are operated by Southern. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]

1 tph to Brighton
2 tph to London Victoria via Gatwick Airport
2 tph to Littlehampton
1 tph to Southampton Central via Chichester

During the peak periods, there are a small number of trains between Littlehampton, London Bridge and Bedford, operated by Thameslink.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Durrington-on-Sea		Southern West Coastway line		Angmering
Durrington-on-Sea		Thameslink Bedford to Littlehampton Peak Hours Only		Angmering

Facilities

Facilities are limited and is the smallest station on the West Coastway line from Littlehampton to Brighton with 3 or more trains per hour on each platform:

Ticket Office
Telephone
Departure boards on each platform and in ticket hall
Ticket machines on each platform
Information point
Seating around station
Car Park
Bicycle storage

Gallery

Buildings and canopy on Platform 1, looking west.
Front of main station building.
Looking east from the level crossing.
Access to Platform 2 being redesigned in July 2007.
A sign outside Goring-by-Sea railway station.

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References

"More seats for passengers following platform extensions in East and West Sussex". Rail Technology Magazine. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
"Timetable 24: Littlehampton and Worthing to Brighton and London" (PDF). Southern, December 2019.

External links

Train times and station information for Goring-by-Sea railway station from National Rail

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[1] "More seats for passengers following platform extensions in East and West Sussex". Rail Technology Magazine. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

[2] "Timetable 24: Littlehampton and Worthing to Brighton and London" (PDF). Southern, December 2019.