Lancing railway station

Lancing railway station is in Lancing in the county of West Sussex, England. It is 8 miles 19 chains (13.3 km) down the line from Brighton. The station is operated by Southern.

Lancing
Location
PlaceLancing
Local authorityAdur
Grid referenceTQ181043
Operations
Station codeLAC
Managed bySouthern
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryD
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 1.000 million
2015/16 0.967 million
2016/17 0.751 million
2017/18 0.888 million
2018/19 0.964 million
History
Key datesOpened 24 November 1845 (24 November 1845)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Lancing from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

Platform 1 is for trains to Brighton and London Victoria, and Platform 2 is for trains to Worthing, Portsmouth Harbour and Southampton.

The station has 1 ticket office located on Platform 2, and 2 self-service ticket machines, one on Platform 1 and one outside the front of the main station building adjoining Platform 2.

There are ticket barriers at this station, in operation from 6 am until midnight every day. Additional ticket checks are carried out at the exits from the platforms, by Southern Railway staff and Rail Neighbourhood Officers.

History

In 2020, platform 2 was extended, allowing it to accommodate 8-carriage trains.[1]

Services

Typical off-peak service consists of five trains per hour (tph) in each direction:

Eastbound
  • 4tph to Brighton
  • 1tph to London Victoria

Westbound

On weekdays, there are morning-peak Thameslink services to Bedford.

On Sundays, the West Worthing services do not operate.

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References
  1. "More seats for passengers following platform extensions in East and West Sussex". www.railtechnologymagazine.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

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