BRIGHTON RAILWAY STATION

'Brighton railway station' is the principal railway station in the city of Brighton & Hove, on the south coast of England. It was built by the London & Brighton Railway in 1840, initially connecting Brighton to Shoreham-by-Sea, westwards along the coast, and shortly afterwards connecting it to the county town of Lewes to the east, and to London 82 km (51 miles) to the north.
Immediately to the west of the station is Lovers Walk Depot, used for servicing Southern's Class 377 Electrostar fleet.
Trains are operated by franchises trading under the names Southern, South West Trains, First Great Western, First Capital Connect, and Virgin Trains.
The station has a large double-spanned curved glass and iron roof covering the platforms, which was substantially renovated in 1999 and 2000^[1].

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Services

The station provides fast and frequent connections to Gatwick Airport and London Victoria, as well via the Thameslink line through the City of London to Bedford. During normal service, most trains to (and through) London use the Brighton main line to get there. Some trains also run via Kensington (Olympia) station en route to Manchester or—via Salisbury and Bristol—to Cardiff, in both cases avoiding the need to change trains in central London. Trains to Lewes and beyond leave Brighton station over the spectacular London Road viaduct.
Typical hourly off-peak service pattern

★ 'Brighton Main Line'

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★ 2tph to London Victoria (express) - Southern

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★ 1tph to Watford Junction (stopping) - Southern

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★ 2tph to Bedford (semi-fast) - First Capital Connect

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★ 2tph to Bedford (stopping) - First Capital Connect

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★ 2tpd to Manchester Piccadilly (via Reading, and Birmingham) - Virgin Cross-Country

★ 'West Coastway Line'

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★ 2tph to West Worthing (stopping) - Southern

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★ 1tph to Littlehampton (stopping) - Southern

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★ 1tph to Portsmouth Harbour (semi-fast to Worthing, then stopping) - Southern

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★ 1tph to Basingstoke (semi-fast) - South West Trains

★ 'East Coastway Line'

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★ 2tph to Seaford (stopping) - Southern

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★ 1tph to Lewes (stopping) - Southern

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★ 1tph to Ore (stopping) - Southern

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★ 1tph to Ashford International (semi-fast) - Southern
''(tph = trains per hour)''

References

1. Project information from Kier Construction Ltd

See also

★ Transport in Brighton

External links

★ My Brighton and Hove : Brighton Railway station

★ My Brighton and Hove : old cobbled road under the station

★ Kent Rail's page on Brighton station

★ YouTube video of trains arriving/departing in 1995