Goring-by-Sea railway station is in

Goring by Sea Goring-by-Sea, commonly referred to simply as Goring, is a neighbourhood of Worthing and former civil parish, now in Worthing district in West Sussex, England. It lies west of West Worthing, about west of Worthing town centre. Historically in ...

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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. It serves the

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 ...

suburb of Goring and the neighbouring village of

Ferring Ferring is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It is part of the built-up area of Worthing and is accessed along the A259 road west of the town - comprising North Down Farm and Highdown Hil ...

. It is also located between two education facilities, thus providing a method of transport for students of St. Oscar Romero Catholic School and

Northbrook College Northbrook College is a further education and higher education college with three campuses: Broadwater Campus and West Durrington Campus in Worthing and Shoreham Airport Campus in Shoreham-by-Sea. It was founded as West Sussex College of Art & D ...

's West Durrington campus, also known as University Centre Worthing. This station has a ticket office which is open for part of the day. There is a self-serve ticket machine on either platform at the station. All Southern trains are served by Class 377's and also Thameslink trains are served by Class 700's at this station.

History

Opened by the Brighton & Chichester Railway on 16 March 1846, Goring-By-Sea is one of the oldest stations on the Sussex coast. Originally called ‘Goring’ and constructed with just a single track, it was soon absorbed by the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) who quickly doubled the track. In 1890, a three road goods yard was opened. A ‘Saxby & Farmer’ signalbox was opened on the upside (platform 1) in 1900 and, in the same year, a cast iron footbridge was constructed. The station was renamed to ‘Goring-by-Sea’ in 1908 to avoid any confusion with Goring & Streatley station on the Great Western mainline. The track was electrified in 1938. In 1958, an awning was constructed over platform 1. As with all local stations, ownership was transferred to the Southern Railway in 1923 and, subsequently, British Railways in 1948. Although the goods yard was closed in 1962, and the signal box was removed when manual signalling was abolished in 1988, the station has won the ‘Best Kept Station’ for many years. In 1987, the station was refurbished under the new management of Network SouthEast. In 2020, platform 1 was extended so it could accommodate an 8-carriage train. The cast iron footbridge was renovated in 2021.

Services

All services at Goring-by-Sea are operated by

using

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

Facilities

Facilities are limited and is the smallest station on the West Coastway line from Littlehampton to Brighton with 3 or more trains per hour on each platform: *Ticket Office *Telephone *Departure boards on each platform and in ticket hall *Ticket machines on each platform *Information point *Seating around station *Car Park *Bicycle storage

Gallery

Image:Goring-by-Sea Station 03 (07-07-2007).JPG, Buildings and canopy on Platform 1, looking west. Image:Goring-by-Sea Station 05 (07-07-2007).JPG, Front of main station building. Image:Goring-by-Sea Station 08 (07-07-2007).JPG, Looking east from the

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. Image:Goring-by-Sea Station 10 (07-07-2007).JPG, Access to Platform 2 being redesigned in July 2007. Image:Goring-by-Sea_railway_station_sign.jpg, A sign outside Goring-by-Sea railway station.

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{{TSGN and SE Stations, Coastway West=y, Mainline West=y, FCC None=y, SE None=y Worthing Railway stations in West Sussex DfT Category E stations Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1846 Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway 1846 establishments in England