London Road (Brighton) railway station is a

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located in Round Hill, an inner suburb of

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. It is the first intermediate station on the Brighton branch of the East Coastway Line, down the line from station. The station is managed by

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, who operate all services on the line. Despite its name, the station is not located on London Road, which passes some southwest of the station and bears the name Preston Road at the nearest point.

History

London Road station was designed by

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(the designer of

station) and opened on 1 October 1877, following housing development in the surrounding area. It was originally to be called Ditchling Rise, a more accurate name as London Road is 370m southwest. Until the

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closed in 1971, trains to

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diverged from the Brighton – Lewes line here. The building on platform 2 (Lewes bound) was demolished in the early 1980s. The station had a substantial refurbishment at the end of 2004 with some add-on parts to the original building demolished. The station has been home to the ''Brighton Model Railway Club'' since 1971.

Services

All services at London Road are operated by

using and

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. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 3 tph to * 2 tph to * 1 tph to via During the peak hours, the services between Brighton and Hastings do not stop at London Road and the station is instead served by an hourly service between Brighton and .

References

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Brighton Model Railway Club
{{DEFAULTSORT:London Road (Brighton) Railway Station Railway stations in Brighton and Hove Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1877 Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway David Mocatta railway stations DfT Category E stations

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