Lancing railway station is in Lancing in the county of

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. It is down the line from

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. The station is operated by

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. Platform 1 is for trains to

and

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, and Platform 2 is for trains to

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and

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. The station has 1 ticket office located on Platform 2, and 3 self-service ticket machines, two on Platform 1 and one outside the front of the main station building adjoining Platform 2. There are

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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

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History

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

Services

All services at Lancing are operated by

using

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. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 1 tph to via * 2 tph to * 1 tph to * 1 tph to * 1 tph to During the peak hours, the station is served by a small number of direct trains between Brighton and Littlehampton, as well as a single peak hour service per day between and Littlehampton.

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{{TSGN and SE Stations, Coastway West=y, Mainline West=y, FCC None=y, SE None=y Adur District Railway stations in West Sussex DfT Category D stations Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1845 Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway