Shoreham-by-Sea railway station serves the town of

Shoreham-by-Sea Shoreham-by-Sea (often shortened to Shoreham) is a coastal town and port in West Sussex, England. The town is bordered to its north by the South Downs, to its west by the Adur Valley and to its south by the River Adur and Shoreham Beach on t ...

in the county of

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, and also serves the nearby

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. The station and the majority of trains serving it are operated by

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, primarily under its

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brand, but also as Thameslink. It is down the line from

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. Both platforms can handle trains with up to 12 coaches.

History

The original Shoreham station was a terminus built by the London & Brighton Railway and was opened on 11 May 1840. The original building was demolished in 1845 when the

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opened its line to

Worthing railway station Worthing railway station is the largest of the five stations serving the town of Worthing in West Sussex (The other stations being East Worthing, West Worthing, Durrington-on-Sea and Goring-by-Sea). It is down the line from Brighton. The stat ...

. Both railways merged with others in July 1846 to become the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway.

Facilities

The station has a staffed ticket office which is open for the majority of the day on all days as well as self-service

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available. The station also has a passenger waiting room, café and toilets which are open when the station is staffed. Both platforms and the waiting room have departure boards as well as modern help points and are both fully accessible with step-free access available throughout the station. The station has a large chargeable

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at its entrance as well as a large

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storage facility.

Services

Off-peak services at Shoreham-by-Sea are operated by

using and s. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 2 tph to via * 4 tph to (2 semi-fast, 2 stopping) * 2 tph to (all stations) * 2 tph to * 1 tph to * 1 tph to These services are operated by Southern. During the peak periods, there are a small number of trains between Littlehampton and

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, operated by

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. On Sundays, the services to West Worthing do not run and the service to London Victoria and Littlehampton is reduced to 1 tph. Until May 2022,

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operated limited services between

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and Bristol Temple Meads that called at Shoreham-by-Sea.Great Western Railway services calling at Shoreham=by-Sea on 13 May 2022

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References

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