General information | |||||
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Location | Littlehampton Town Centre, Arun England | ||||
Grid reference | TQ025021 | ||||
Managed by | Southern | ||||
Platforms | 4 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | LIT | ||||
Classification | DfT category D | ||||
Key dates | |||||
17 August 1863 | Opened | ||||
1887 | Eastward spur | ||||
1937 | Redeveloped | ||||
30 June 1938 | electrified | ||||
1986 - 15 January 1988 | NSE rebuild | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.992 million | ||||
Interchange | 4,839 | ||||
2019/20 | 0.963 million | ||||
Interchange | 4,722 | ||||
2020/21 | 0.400 million | ||||
Interchange | 1,526 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.780 million | ||||
Interchange | 3,368 | ||||
2022/23 | 0.811 million | ||||
Interchange | 4,149 | ||||
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Littlehampton railway station is in Littlehampton in the county of West Sussex,England. The station and the trains serving it are operated by Southern.
The station is a terminus at the end of a short branch off the West Coastway line. It currently has four platforms,two of which are of twelve carriage length,one of eight carriage length and one of seven carriage length. It is served by Class 377 "Electrostar" trains.
A station called Arundel &Littlehampton opened in 1846 on the main Brighton–Portsmouth Line. [1] This closed shortly after the branch line to the town itself opened in August 1863,when a west-facing connection was made at Ford Junction. In 1887,the third side of the triangle was constructed, [2] allowing through running from the lines from Horsham on the Mid-Sussex railways and Brighton. The south junction was named Littlehampton Junction,while the eastern connection was named Arundel Junction. [3]
A station building similar to that at Arundel was provided;this lasted until 1937,after which redevelopment was severely delayed by the Second World War and planning disputes. [4] One original structure remained until 1986,when Network SouthEast started building a new concourse and ticket office. This was finished late in 1987,and was officially unveiled on 15 January 1988. [5] [6] [7] The line was electrified in 1938,with an official unveiling ceremony being held on 30 June 1938. [8] The station handled goods traffic until 1970. [9]
In 2021,the station received a Silent Soldier flat sculpture as a gift from East Preston Parish Council. [10] The sculpture is placed by the trackside floral beds.
A locomotive shed was also provided. Built with the station, it also went out of use in 1937 when the line was electrified. Currently in use at Littlehampton is a carriage shed used to store, maintain and clean Class 377 'Electrostars', more recently next to the shed, two more sidings have been fitted with waste disposal facilities to empty train toilets and are used to store trains over night. Two more sidings were constructed for train storage. Also present is a train washer and siding for trains to dry in. Light maintenance jobs can also be carried out on trains at Littlehampton.
All services at Littlehampton are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: [11]
During the peak hours, the station is served by one train per day to and from London Bridge. [12]
On Sundays, the service to Brighton does not run, the service to London Victoria is reduced to hourly, and the hourly service to Chichester instead runs to Bognor Regis.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Southern Littlehampton Branch | Terminus | |||
Terminus |
Littlehampton Railway Station has the following facilities: [13] [14]
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