West Worthing railway station

West Worthing
West Worthing
	Main station building at West Worthing
Location
Place	Worthing
Local authority	Worthing, West Sussex
Grid reference	TQ132033
Operations
Station code	WWO
Managed by	Southern
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	D
	Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections; from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	0.763 million
2015/16	0.773 million
2016/17	0.621 million
2017/18	0.676 million
2018/19	0.735 million
History
Key dates	Opened 4 November 1889
	National Rail – UK railway stations
	* 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 and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

West Worthing railway station is in Worthing in the county of West Sussex, England. It is 11 miles 30 chains (18.3 km) down the line from Brighton. The station is operated by Southern.

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 market 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.[1]

In January 2008 demolition of the former depot building began. The building was removed because of asbestos and poor condition of the structure.

Services

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

3 tph to Brighton (2 call at all stations and 1 runs semi-fast)
2 tph to London Victoria via Gatwick Airport
2 tph to Littlehampton
1 tph to Southampton Central via Chichester

2 tph from Brighton start/terminate at West Worthing during the off-peak period.

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

Preceding station		Following station
Worthing	Southern West Coastway line	Durrington-on-Sea
Worthing	Southern West Coastway line Stopping Services	Terminus
Worthing	Thameslink Bedford to Littlehampton Peak Hours Only	Durrington-on-Sea

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References

Sussex Industrial Archaeology Society Retrieved 8 Nov 08
"Timetable 24: Littlehampton and Worthing to Brighton and London" (PDF). Southern, December 2019.

External links

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

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[1] Sussex Industrial Archaeology Society Retrieved 8 Nov 08

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