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London Road (Brighton) railway station is a railway station located in Round Hill, an eastern suburb of Brighton in East Sussex. It is the first intermediate station on the Brighton branch of the East Coastway Line, 57 chains (1.1 km) down the line from Brighton station. The station is managed by Southern, who operate all services on the line.

London Road (Brighton)
The platforms at London Road, looking northeast
General information
Location	Round Hill, Brighton, Brighton & Hove England, United Kingdom
Grid reference	TQ313057
Managed by	Southern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	LRB
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	1 October 1877
Passengers
2016/17	0.382 million
2017/18	0.431 million
2018/19	0.464 million
2019/20	0.450 million
2020/21	0.103 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Despite its name, the station is not located on London Road, which passes some 400 yards (370 m) southwest of the station and bears the name Preston Road at the nearest point.

History

London Road station was designed by David Mocatta (the designer of Brighton Station) and opened on 1 October 1877, following housing development in the surrounding area. It was originally to be called Ditchling Rise, a more accurate name as London Road is 370m southwest. Until the Kemp Town branch line closed in 1971, trains to Kemp Town diverged from the Brighton – Lewes line here.

The Lewes-side platform building was demolished in the early 1980s. The station had a substantial refurbishment at the end of 2004 with some add on parts to the original building demolished. The station has also been home to the Brighton Model Railway Club since 1971.[1]

Services

All services at London Road are operated by Southern using Class 313 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]

• 2 tph to Brighton
• 2 tph to Seaford

When Brighton & Hove Albion FC matches take place at the Falmer Stadium, services are usually run using 4-coach Class 377 EMUs.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Brighton		Southern East Coastway Line		Moulsecoomb
	Disused railways
Brighton Line and station open		London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Kemp Town Branch Line		Lewes Road Line and station closed

See also

• Transport in Brighton
• History of Brighton – with reference to the Second World War section describing the bombing of the London Road railway viaduct.

References

External links

• Brighton Model Railway Club
• Train times and station information for London Road (Brighton) railway station from National Rail

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