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]

Billingshurst
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
2016/17	0.419 million
2017/18	0.459 million
2018/19	0.484 million
2019/20	0.488 million
2020/21	0.110 million
Notes
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]

History

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.

Services

All services at Billingshurst are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]

• 2 tph to London Victoria via Horsham
• 2 tph to Bognor Regis

On Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction, although southbound trains divide at Barnham before travelling to Bognor Regis and Portsmouth Harbour.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Christ's Hospital		Southern Arun Valley Line		Pulborough
Horsham

Gallery

• 
  Northward view from the level crossing
• 
  Southward view from Platform 2
• 
  Facilities on Platform 2
• 
  Billingshurst signal box

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Billingshurst railway station.

• Train times and station information for Billingshurst railway station from National Rail