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Billingshurst railway station serves the market town of
Image:Billingshurst Station 06 (07-07-2007).JPG, Northward view from the level crossing
Image:Billingshurst Station 08 (07-07-2007).JPG, Southward view from Platform 2
Image:Billingshurst Station 02 (07-07-2007).JPG, Facilities on Platform 2
Image:Billingshurst Station 05 (07-07-2007).JPG, Billingshurst signal box
Billingshurst
Billingshurst is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. The village lies on the A29 road (the Roman Britain, Roman Stane Street (Chichester), Stane Street) at its crossroads with the A272 road, A272, south- ...
, in West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in South East England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the shire districts of Adur, Arun, Chichester, Horsham, and Mid Sussex, and the boroughs of Crawley and Worthing. Covering an ...
, 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 via . The station is operated by Southern. The signalbox
On a rail transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure that trains operate safely, over the correct route and to the proper timetabl ...
was believed to be the oldest operational box in the country, and in May 2016 was moved to Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre.
Until 2006 both platforms were only 4 coaches long. Since then the platform for trains towards Pulborough
Pulborough is a large village and civil parish in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England, with some 5,000 inhabitants. It is located almost centrally within West Sussex and is south west of London. It is at the junction of the north–sout ...
has been extended to take 8 coaches and more recently the London-bound platform has also now been extended to 8-car length.
History
The station was built by the Mid-Sussex Railway and opened along with the line from Horsham to Petworth on 10 October 1859. From the outset, the line was worked by theLondon 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 ...
, which bought it out in 1862.
Services
All services at Billingshurst are operated by Southern using EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 2 tph to via * 2 tph to On Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction, but with southbound trains dividing at before travelling to Bognor Regis and .Gallery
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{{TSGN and SE Stations, Mainline West=y, FCC None=y, SE None=y Railway stations in West Sussex DfT Category E stations Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1859 Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway 1859 establishments in England