Billingshurst railway station serves the market town of Billingshurst, in West Sussex, England. It is on the Arun Valley Line 44 miles 71 chains (72.2 km) down the line from London Bridge via Redhill. The station is operated by Southern. The signalbox was believed to be the oldest operational box in the country, and in May 2016 was moved to Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre.[1]
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General information | |
Location | Billingshurst, Horsham, West Sussex England |
Grid reference | TQ088251 |
Managed by | Southern |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | BIG |
Classification | DfT category E |
History | |
Opened | 10 October 1859 |
Passengers | |
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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Until 2006 both platforms were only 4 coaches long. Since then the platform for trains towards Pulborough has been extended to take 8 coaches and more recently the London-bound platform has also now been extended to 8-car length.[2]
The station was built by the Mid-Sussex Railway and opened along with the line from Horsham to Petworth on 10 October 1859. From the outset, the line was worked by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway, which bought it out in 1862.
All services at Billingshurst are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]
On Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction, although southbound trains divide at Barnham before travelling to Bognor Regis and Portsmouth Harbour.
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Following station | ||
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Southern Arun Valley Line | ||||
Railway stations in West Sussex | |||
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London to Brighton Brighton Main Line |
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Three Bridges to Ford via Horsham Arun Valley line | |||
London to Horsham via Dorking | |||
Southampton & Portsmouth to Brighton Coastway West | |||
Bognor Regis branch | |||
Littlehampton branch | |||
London to East Grinstead | |||
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Bluebell Railway |
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Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Southeastern routes | |||||
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Stations in italics are served on limited occasions, at peak hours or on Sundays only. | |||||
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