Lancing railway station
Lancing  | |
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| Location | Lancing, Adur England |
| Grid reference | TQ181043 |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | LAC |
| Classification | DfT category D |
| History | |
| Opened | 24 November 1845 |
| Passengers | |
| 2016/17 |  0.751 million |
| 2017/18 |  0.888 million |
| 2018/19 | 0.964 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.997 million |
| 2020/21 | 0.389 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Lancing railway station is in Lancing in the county of West Sussex, England. It is 8 miles 19 chains (13.3 km) down the line from Brighton. The station is operated by Southern.
Platform 1 is for trains to Brighton and London Victoria, and Platform 2 is for trains to Worthing, Portsmouth Harbour and Southampton.
The station has 1 ticket office located on Platform 2, and 2 self-service ticket machines, one on Platform 1 and one outside the front of the main station building adjoining Platform 2.
There are ticket barriers at this station, in operation from 6 am until midnight every day. Additional ticket checks are carried out at the exits from the platforms, by Southern Railway staff and .
History[]
In 2020, platform 2 was extended, allowing it to accommodate 8-carriage trains.[1]
Services[]
Off-peak, all services at Lancing are operated by Southern using Class 313 and 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]
- 1 tph to London Victoria via Gatwick Airport
- 4 tph to Brighton (2 semi-fast, 2 stopping)
- 2 tph to West Worthing
- 1 tph to Littlehampton
- 1 tph to Portsmouth Harbour
- 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.
On Sundays, the services to West Worthing do not run.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Southern West Coastway Line | ||||
| Thameslink Bedford to Littlehampton Peak Hours Only | ||||
References[]
- ^ "More seats for passengers following platform extensions in East and West Sussex". www.railtechnologymagazine.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ Table 186, 188 National Rail timetable, May 2020
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lancing railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Lancing railway station from National Rail
- Adur District
- Railway stations in West Sussex
- Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1845
- Railway stations served by Southern