Goring-by-Sea railway station
Location | Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, West Sussex England |
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Grid reference | TQ104031 |
Managed by | Southern |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | GBS |
Classification | DfT category E |
History | |
Opened | 16 March 1846 |
Passengers | |
2016/17 | 0.469 million |
2017/18 | 0.504 million |
2018/19 | 0.560 million |
2019/20 | 0.555 million |
2020/21 | 0.178 million |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Goring-by-Sea railway station is in Goring by Sea in the county of West Sussex. It is 13 miles 7 chains (21.1 km) down the line from Brighton. The station is operated by Southern. It serves the Worthing suburb of Goring and the neighbouring village of Ferring. It is also located between two education facilities, thus providing a method of transport for students of Chatsmore High School and Northbrook College'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 Thameslink trains are served by Class 700's at this station.
History[]
In 2020, platform 1 was extended so it could accommodate an 8-carriage train.[1]
Services[]
Off-peak, all services at Goring-by-Sea are operated by Southern using Class 313 and 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]
- 2 tph to London Victoria via Gatwick Airport
- 1 tph to Brighton
- 2 tph to Littlehampton
- 1 tph to Southampton Central
During the peak periods, there are a small number of trains between Littlehampton, London Bridge and Bedford, operated by Thameslink.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Southern West Coastway Line | ||||
Thameslink Bedford to Littlehampton Peak Hours Only |
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[]
Buildings and canopy on Platform 1, looking west.
Front of main station building.
Looking east from the level crossing.
Access to Platform 2 being redesigned in July 2007.
A sign outside Goring-by-Sea railway station.
References[]
- ^ "More seats for passengers following platform extensions in East and West Sussex". Rail Technology Magazine. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Timetable 24: Littlehampton and Worthing to Brighton and London" (PDF). Southern, December 2019.
External links[]
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- Train times and station information for Goring-by-Sea railway station from National Rail
- Worthing
- Railway stations in West Sussex
- Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1846
- Railway stations served by Southern
- 1846 establishments in England