General information | |||||
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Location | East Worthing Station, Dominion Road, Worthing, West Sussex BN14 8JX Worthing, Worthing England | ||||
Grid reference | TQ159037 | ||||
Managed by | Southern | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | EWR | ||||
Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
Key dates | |||||
3 September 1905 | Opened (Ham Bridge Halt) | ||||
23 May 1949 | Renamed (East Worthing Halt) | ||||
5 May 1969 | Renamed (East Worthing) | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 0.425 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.154 million | ||||
2021/22 | 0.342 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.361 million | ||||
2023/24 | 0.386 million | ||||
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East Worthing railway station is one of five stations serving the town of Worthing in the county of West Sussex. (The other stations being Worthing,West Worthing,Durrington-on-Sea and Goring-by-Sea). It is 9 miles 55 chains (15.6 km) down the line from Brighton. The station is operated by Southern, [1] who operate all of the services.
The unstaffed station has ticket issuing facilities through one Shere FASTticket self-service ticket machine on the eastbound platform. A Permit to travel machine is on the westbound platform. The station has one glass and metal shelter on each platform. [2] In the early 1990s a small wooden ticket office building on the eastbound platform was demolished.
The platforms can only accommodate 4-coach trains. Until 2014 they were 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in) wide,preventing the use of access ramps for disabled passengers;but in January of that year work began to widen them to 3.75 m (12.3 ft). [3]
East Worthing has 2 platforms. Platform one,which leads towards Brighton/London Victoria via Hove,and platform two which leads to Portsmouth &Southsea / Southampton Central.
Opened by the London,Brighton &South Coast Railway in 1905 as Ham Bridge Halt when the LB&SCR introduced 'motor',or 'Push-Pull' trains which served newly opened railway 'halts',as well as existing stations,between Brighton and Worthing. [4] Other halts were opened at Holland Road,Dyke Junction,Fishersgate,and Bungalow Town. [4] Built to serve the growing settlement at East Worthing,the original station name reflected the name of the road bridge at the eastern end. [5] The renaming from Ham Bridge Halt to East Worthing Halt took place in September 1949. [6] A further renaming to just East Worthing was instigated when British Rail stopped using the term 'Halt' from the timetable that commenced during May 1969. [7]
All services at East Worthing are operated by Southern using Class 377 (or occasionally Class 387) EMUs.
The service pattern,following the December timetable change,is as follows (in trains per hour): [8] [9]
Additional services call at the station during peak hours (weekdays only),with 2tpwd to Southampton Central,2tpwd to London Victoria,3pt and 2tpwd to Littlehampton.
Additional early morning and late night services call at the station,terminating at Hove,Barnham,West Worthing,and Havant.
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Picture of HamBridge Halt when new 50°49′18″N0°21′18″W / 50.82167°N 0.35500°W