![]() East Worthing station, looking towards Brighton (January 2006) | |
General information | |
Location | Worthing, Worthing England |
Grid reference | TQ159037 |
Managed by | Southern |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | EWR |
Classification | DfT category F1 |
Key dates | |
3 September 1905 | Opened (Ham Bridge Halt) |
23 May 1949 | Renamed (East Worthing Halt) |
5 May 1969 | Renamed (East Worthing) |
Passengers | |
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Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
East Worthing railway station is one of five stations serving the town of Worthing in the county of West Sussex. (The other stations being Worthing, West Worthing, Durrington-on-Sea and Goring-by-Sea). It is 9 miles 55 chains (15.6 km) down the line from Brighton. The station is operated by Southern.
The unstaffed station has ticket issuing facilities through one Shere FASTticket self-service ticket machine on the eastbound platform. A Permit to travel machine is on the westbound platform. The station has one glass and metal shelter on each platform. In the early 1990s a small wooden ticket office building on the eastbound platform was demolished.
The platforms can only accommodate 4-coach trains. Until 2014 they were 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in) wide, preventing the use of access ramps for disabled passengers; but in January of that year work began to widen them to 3.75 m (12.3 ft).[1]
Opened by the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway in 1905 as Ham Bridge Halt when the LB&SCR introduced 'motor', or 'Push-Pull' trains which served newly opened railway 'halts', as well as existing stations, between Brighton and Worthing.[2] Other halts were opened at Holland Road, Dyke Junction, Fishersgate, and Bungalow Town.[2] Built to serve the growing settlement at East Worthing, the original station name reflected the name of the road bridge at the eastern end.[3] The renaming from Ham Bridge Halt to East Worthing Halt took place in September 1949.[4] A further renaming to just East Worthing was instigated when British Rail stopped using the term 'Halt' from the timetable that commenced during May 1969.[5]
All services at East Worthing are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[6]
Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, including services to London Victoria (1tpwd) and Littlehampton (2tpwd).
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