West Worthing railway station is in Worthing in the county of West Sussex, England. It is 11 miles 30 chains (18.3 km) down the line from Brighton. The station is operated by Southern.

West Worthing
Main station building at West Worthing
General information
Location	Worthing, Worthing, West Sussex England
Grid reference	TQ132033
Managed by	Southern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	WWO
Classification	DfT category D
History
Opened	4 November 1889
Passengers
2016/17	0.621 million
2017/18	0.676 million
2018/19	0.735 million
2019/20	0.760 million
2020/21	0.174 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Immediately west of the station, there is a stabling point and a series of sidings. Two trains terminate here every hour on a normal weekday timetabled service running to and from Brighton.

History

Historically, the station was planned to be the southern terminus of a new line running from the Midlands to the South Coast, and delivering holidaymakers to the new town of West Worthing; it was consequently built near the northern end of Grand Avenue, which runs from the station to the sea. The line was never constructed.

The station was built by J.T. Firbank and opened on 4 November 1889. It was expanded by the addition of a large goods yard in 1905 which catered for the produce of the large number of market gardens in the area, but by 1932 part of the yard was given over to the carriage sheds which, until mid-2008, stood to the west of the station.[1]

In January 2008 demolition of the former depot building began. The building was removed because of asbestos and poor condition of the structure.

Services

Off-peak, all services at West Worthing are operated by Southern using Class 313 and 377 EMUs.

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

• 3 tph to Brighton (2 call at all stations and 1 runs semi-fast)
• 2 tph to London Victoria via Gatwick Airport
• 2 tph to Littlehampton
• 1 tph to Southampton Central via Chichester

2 tph from Brighton start/terminate at West Worthing during the off-peak period.

During the peak periods, there are a small number of trains between Littlehampton, London Bridge and Bedford, operated by Thameslink.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Worthing		Southern West Coastway Line		Durrington-on-Sea
				Terminus
		Thameslink Bedford to Littlehampton Peak Hours Only		Durrington-on-Sea

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to West Worthing railway station.

• Train times and station information for West Worthing railway station from National Rail