Ifield railway station (pronounced 'Eye-field') serves the

neighbourhood A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; American and British English spelling differences, see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community ...

s of Ifield and Gossops Green in the

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town of Crawley, England. It is on the

Arun Valley Line The Arun Valley line, also known as the Mid Sussex line, is part of the Southern- and Thameslink-operated railway services. For the initial part of the route trains follow the Brighton Main Line, and at a junction south of Three Bridges the r ...

, down the line from , measured via Redhill. Train services are provided by

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and Southern.

History

The station was opened on 1 June 1907 as Lyons Crossing Halt, although it became known as Ifield Halt later that year. It was one of a series of unstaffed intermediate halts set up by the

London Brighton and South Coast Railway The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR; known also as the Brighton line, the Brighton Railway or the Brighton) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1846 to 1922. Its territory formed a rough triangle, with London at its ...

, to be worked by rail motor trains. It became known simply as Ifield station from 1930.

Services

operate all off-peak services at Ifield using EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 2 tph to via , and * 2 tph to The station is also served by a limited number of Southern services to , , Portsmouth & Southsea and . On Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction although northbound trains run to London Bridge only.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ifield Railway Station Buildings and structures in Crawley Transport in Crawley Railway stations in West Sussex Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1907 Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway