East Worthing railway station
East Worthing  | |||||
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 East Worthing station, platform 2 (February 2024) | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | East Worthing Station, Dominion Road, Worthing, West Sussex BN14 8JX Worthing, Worthing England | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ159037 | ||||
| Managed by | Southern | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | EWR | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 3 September 1905 | Opened (Ham Bridge Halt) | ||||
| 23 May 1949 | Renamed (East Worthing Halt) | ||||
| 5 May 1969 | Renamed (East Worthing) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.425 million | ||||
| 2020/21 |  0.154 million | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.342 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.361 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.385 million | ||||
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East Worthing railway station is one of five stations serving the town of Worthing in the county of West Sussex. (The other stations being Worthing, West Worthing, Durrington-on-Sea and Goring-by-Sea). It is 9 miles 55 chains (15.6 km) down the line from Brighton. The station is operated by Southern,[1] who operate all of the services.
The unstaffed station has ticket issuing facilities through one Shere FASTticket self-service ticket machine on the eastbound platform. A Permit to travel machine is on the westbound platform. The station has one glass and metal shelter on each platform.[2] In the early 1990s a small wooden ticket office building on the eastbound platform was demolished.
The platforms can only accommodate 4-coach trains. Until 2014 they were 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in) wide, preventing the use of access ramps for disabled passengers; but in January of that year work began to widen them to 3.75 m (12.3 ft).[3]
East Worthing has 2 platforms. Platform one, which leads towards Brighton/London Victoria via Hove, and platform two which leads to Portsmouth & Southsea / Southampton Central.
History
[edit]Opened by the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway in 1905 as Ham Bridge Halt when the LB&SCR introduced 'motor', or 'Push-Pull' trains which served newly opened railway 'halts', as well as existing stations, between Brighton and Worthing.[4] Other halts were opened at Holland Road, Dyke Junction, Fishersgate, and Bungalow Town.[4] Built to serve the growing settlement at East Worthing, the original station name reflected the name of the road bridge at the eastern end.[5] The renaming from Ham Bridge Halt to East Worthing Halt took place in September 1949.[6] A further renaming to just East Worthing was instigated when British Rail stopped using the term 'Halt' from the timetable that commenced during May 1969.[7]
Services
[edit]All services at East Worthing are operated by Southern using Class 377 (or occasionally Class 387) EMUs.
The service pattern, following the December timetable change, is as follows (in trains per hour):[8][9]
- 2tph to Brighton
- 1tph to Portsmouth Harbour
- 1tph to Chichester
Additional services call at the station during peak hours (weekdays only), with 2tpwd to Southampton Central, 2tpwd to London Victoria, 3pt and 2tpwd to Littlehampton.
Additional early morning and late night services call at the station, terminating at Hove, Barnham, West Worthing, and Havant.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "East-Worthing Station Information | Live Departures & Arrivals for East-Worthing".
- ^ "East-Worthing Station Information | Live Departures & Arrivals for East-Worthing". Southern Railway. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Platform improvements to reduce congestion at East Worthing station". Network Rail. 8 January 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ^ a b Turner, JT Howard (1979). The London, Brighton & South Coast Railway 3: Completion and Maturity (First ed.). London: BT Batsford Ltd. p. 162. ISBN 0-7134-1389-1.
- ^ "East Worthing Halt". Pastscape. Historic England. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ Moody (Fifth ed.). Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan Ltd. 1979. pp. 116, 117. ISBN 0-7110-0924-4.
- ^ Southern Electric 1909-1979 (Fifth ed.). Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan Ltd. 1979. p. 205. ISBN 0-7110-0924-4.
- ^ "Realtime Trains | Departures from East Worthing all day on 17/12/2024". Realtime Trains. Archived from the original on 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Realtime Trains | Departures from East Worthing all day on 21/12/2024". Realtime Trains. Archived from the original on 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
External links
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- Train times and station information for East Worthing railway station from National Rail
Picture of HamBridge Halt when new 50°49′18″N 0°21′18″W / 50.82167°N 0.35500°W
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