Faygate Station is located on the

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, between Littlehaven and Ifield, down the line from , measured via Redhill. It serves the small village of Faygate and the Faygate Business Centre, situated on the

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in the countryside between

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and

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History

The single track branch line of the

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between Three Bridges and

was opened 14 February 1848.

and

Faygate Faygate is a village in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. It lies on the A264 road 3.4 miles (5.4 km) south west of Crawley. It has a railway station on the Arun Valley Line with trains connecting to London and Portsmouth. The ...

were intermediate stations each with two platforms to enable trains to pass. The line was doubled throughout during 1862 to coincide with the extension of the railway from Horsham to the Arun Valley.

Facilities

The station is unstaffed and facilities are limited. Tickets can be purchased from the self-service

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and there are shelters and modern help points on both platforms. There is also a small

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at the station, operated by APCOA. Step-free access is available to both the platforms at the station.

Services

Services at Faygate are operated by

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and

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using and

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. Services at the station are limited and run on weekdays only. Services run mostly during the peak hours with an additional service calling at around midday. As of May 2022, there are a total of 12 southbound trains, 11 of these are operated by Thameslink and run to and 1 is operated by Southern and extends to . There are 10 northbound trains that are all operated by Thameslink of which 9 run to , with a single early morning service to via . No services stop at the station on weekends.

Bus Connections

No regular buses directly serve the station although the Metrobus routes 23 and 200 stop at the Faygate roundabout, approximately 10 minutes walking distance from the station. These services provide connections to

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and

Worthing Worthing () is a seaside town in West Sussex, England, at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of Chichester. With a population of 111,400 and an area of , the borough is the second largest component of the Brighton and Hov ...

References

External links

Faygate - Least Used Station in West Sussex
2017 YouTube video by Geoff Marshall about the station. {{DEFAULTSORT:Faygate Railway Station Horsham District Railway stations in West Sussex Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848 Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway 1848 establishments in England