The London,Brighton and South Coast Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1846 to 1922. Its territory formed a rough triangle,with London at its apex,practically the whole coastline of Sussex as its base,covering a large part of Surrey. It was bounded on its western side by the London and South Western Railway (L&SWR),which provided an alternative route to Portsmouth. On its eastern side the LB&SCR was bounded by the South Eastern Railway (SER)—later one component of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SE&CR)—which provided an alternative route to Bexhill,St Leonards-on-Sea,and Hastings. The LB&SCR had the most direct routes from London to the south coast seaside resorts of Brighton,Eastbourne,Worthing,Littlehampton and Bognor Regis,and to the ports of Newhaven and Shoreham-by-Sea. It served the inland towns and cities of Chichester,Horsham,East Grinstead and Lewes,and jointly served Croydon,Tunbridge Wells,Dorking and Guildford. At the London end was a complicated suburban and outer-suburban network of lines emanating from London Bridge and Victoria,and shared interests in two cross-London lines.
The West Coastway line is a railway line in England linking the conurbations of Brighton/Hove/Littlehampton and Southampton/Portsmouth,with 1.3 million people between them. It has short southward branches to Littlehampton and Bognor Regis,which offer direct services to and from London.
The Portsmouth Direct line is a railway route between Woking in Surrey and Portsmouth Harbour in Hampshire,England. It forms the principal route for passenger trains between London,Guildford and Portsmouth;connections are made to the ferry services which operate between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. The final section of line from Havant to Portsmouth is shared with other passenger routes.
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 route turns westwards. It then runs via Crawley,Horsham and Arundel,before meeting the West Coastway line at Arundel Junction. Trains on the Arun Valley line then proceed to either Bognor Regis or Portsmouth Harbour.
The Sutton and Mole Valley lines were constructed between 1847 and 1868 by the London,Brighton and South Coast Railway,the London and South Western Railway and the LBSCR-sponsored Horsham,Dorking and Leatherhead Railway.
Three Bridges railway station is located in and named after the village of Three Bridges,which is now a district of the town of Crawley,West Sussex,England. It is at the point where the Arun Valley Line diverges from the Brighton Main Line and Thameslink,29 miles 21 chains (47.1 km) down the line from London Bridge via Redhill.
Horsham railway station serves the town of Horsham in West Sussex,England. It is 37 miles 56 chains (60.7 km) down the line from London Bridge,measured via Redhill,on the Arun Valley Line and the Sutton &Mole Valley Lines,and train services are provided by Southern and Thameslink. Services on the Sutton &Mole Valley Line from London Victoria via Dorking terminate here,as do Thameslink services from Peterborough via London Bridge. The other services continue into the Arun Valley:a half-hourly service from London Victoria to Bognor Regis,and a half-hourly service to Portsmouth Harbour. These trains usually divide here with the front (Portsmouth) portion travelling fast and the rear half providing stopping services.
Littlehampton railway station is in Littlehampton in the county of West Sussex,England. The station and the trains serving it are operated by Southern.
Barnham railway station is in Barnham,West Sussex,England around 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Bognor Regis.
Ford railway station is a railway station in Ford,West Sussex,England. It is located on the West Coastway Line which runs between Brighton and Southampton and it is 60 miles 48 chains (97.5 km) down the line from London Bridge via Redhill. The station and the trains serving it are operated by Southern.
Arundel railway station serves the market town of Arundel in West Sussex. The station is on the eastern side of the town,about 550 yards (500 m) from the High Street,across the River Arun. It is 58 miles 28 chains (93.9 km) down the line from London Bridge via Redhill.
Pulborough railway station serves the West Sussex village of Pulborough. It is at the western end of the village,just off the A283 road. It is 50 miles (80 km) down the line from London Bridge via Redhill.
Emsworth railway station serves the town of Emsworth,on the Hampshire side of the border between Hampshire and West Sussex,in southern England. It is located on the West Coastway Line which runs between Brighton and Southampton,35 miles 50 chains from Brighton.
Crawley railway station is a railway station serving the town of Crawley in West Sussex,England. It is 30 miles 49 chains (49.3 km) down the line from London Bridge,measured via Redhill. It is operated by Southern. The station is the last stop on the Arun Valley Line before it joins the Brighton Main Line.
The Midhurst Railways were three branch lines which were built to serve the market town of Midhurst in the English county of West Sussex. The three lines were the Petersfield Railway,from Petersfield;the Mid-Sussex Railway extended by the Mid-Sussex and Midhurst Junction Railway,from Hardham Junction (Pulborough);and from Chichester. The Petersfield Railway opened in 1864,the promoting company having been absorbed by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) in 1863. The Mid-Sussex lines reached Midhurst in 1866,after being absorbed by the London,Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) in 1862. The two lines did not connect,and there were two separate stations close by one another. The Chichester line took much longer to complete,and was opened in 1881,and a new LBSCR station was opened,replacing the first station. In 1925 the former LSWR line was connected to that station.
The Bognor Regis branch line is a short branch railway line in West Sussex. It is a branch of the West Coastway Line,a main line railway running from Brighton to Portsmouth and Southampton. The branch forms a trailing connection with the main line immediately West of the platforms at Barnham railway station and then proceeds in a broadly southwards direction for 3.5 miles to Bognor Regis,where all trains terminate. All trains using the branch to or from Bognor Regis stop at Barnham. The branch is operated with a shuttle train service from Barnham but this is supplemented with through trains to and from Littlehampton and London Victoria. The terminus of the line is Bognor Regis railway station. All trains on the line are operated by Southern. There is only one station on the branch,the terminus at Bognor Regis.
The Epsom and Leatherhead Railway (E&LR) was a railway company in Surrey,England. Promoted independently,it opened its short line in 1859 and was worked by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR). It was transferred to the joint ownership of the LSWR and the London,Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) in 1860. Those companies operated passenger trains to Waterloo and London Bridge station respectively. In 1867 the LBSCR built an extension line from Leatherhead to Dorking,with the declared intention of continuing to the Sussex coast. A new Leatherhead station was built on the new line,and the LSWR was obliged to build its own independent,new Leatherhead station;this was a terminus for some years.
The Horsham,Dorking and Leatherhead Railway (HD&LR) was an early railway company in southern England. It planned to fill in a gap in the network of the London,Brighton and South Coast Railway,shortening the route from London to coastal towns from Littlehampton to Portsmouth. It only obtained Parliamentary authorisation to build from Horsham to Dorking,and it sold its company to the LBSCR,which completed the construction,and itself built the remaining section from Dorking to Leatherhead.
The Portsmouth to Brighton Railway was built by the London,Brighton and South Coast Railway and its immediate predecessor in several stages.
The Mid-Sussex railways were a group of English railway companies that together formed what became the Mid-Sussex line,from Three Bridges through Horsham to Littlehampton,in southern England. After 1938 the Southern Railway operated a regular electric train service ran from London to Bognor Regis and Portsmouth using the marketing brand "Mid-Sussex Line",leading to an informal consensus. The Mid-Sussex Railway company ran from Horsham to Petworth,and the Mid-Sussex Junction line of the London,Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) extended from the Petworth line to Littlehampton. The Three Bridges to Horsham branch of the LBSCR was at first the sole access from the north to the Mid-Sussex railways,although a line from Leatherhead was used later.
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