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((Short description|Railway line in  the UK))
((more citations needed|date=March 2017))

((about|the present-day operation on the Arun Valley route|its historical development|Mid-Sussex railways))

((Use dmy dates|date=July 2015))
((Use British English|date=July 2015))
((Infobox rail line
| name                            = Arun Valley line
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| image                           = Southern class 377 train near Pulborough - geograph.org.uk - 1460555.jpg
| image_width                     = 300px
| caption                         = Southern class 377 train bound for Victoria passes under the A29 road bridge south of Pulborough in West Sussex in 2009
| type                            = [[Heavy rail]]
| system                          = [[National Rail]]
| status                          = Operational
| locale                          = [[South East England]]
| start                           = [[Littlehampton]]
| end                             = [[Three Bridges, West Sussex|Three Bridges]]
| stations                        = 11
| routes                          = 
| daily_ridership                 = 
| open                            = 1863
| close                           = 
| owner                           = [[Network Rail]]
| operator                        = [[Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway)|Southern]]<br>[[Govia Thameslink Railway|Thameslink]]
| character                       = 
| depot                           = 
| stock                           = ((BRC|377))<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/West-Sussex-Connectivity-Modular-Strategic-Study.pdf|title=West Sussex Connectivity - Modular Strategic Study - Spring 2020|website=Network Rail|access-date=2 September 2020))</ref><br>((BRC|700))<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/-/media/goahead/thameslink/pdfs/fact-sheets/route_factsheet_6_arun_valley.pdf?la=en|title=Factsheet 6 - Arun Valley|website=Thameslink|access-date=2 September 2020))</ref>
| linelength                      = ((cvt|30|mi|46|ch|km))<br/>(Between Three Bridges and Arundel junctions)<ref>http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/elrs/_mileages/t/tbh1.shtm</ref>
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The '''Arun Valley line''', also known as the '''Mid Sussex line''', is part of the [[Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway)|Southern]]- and [[Govia Thameslink Railway|Thameslink]]-operated [[railway]] services. For the initial part of the route trains follow the [[Brighton Main Line]], and at a junction south of [[Three Bridges railway station|Three Bridges]] the route turns westwards. It then runs via [[Crawley]], [[Horsham]] (where there is a junction with the <!--  [[Sutton and Mole Valley lines|Mole Valley line]].  -->[[Portsmouth Line]]) and [[Arundel]], before meeting the [[West Coastway line]] at ''Arundel Junction''. Trains on the Arun Valley line then proceed to either [[Bognor Regis railway station|Bognor Regis]], [[Portsmouth & Southsea railway station|Portsmouth & Southsea]] (with some of these extended to [[Portsmouth Harbour railway station|Portsmouth Harbour]]) or [[Southampton Central railway station|Southampton Central]].((efn|The track layout at Arundel Junction also allows trains to serve [[Littlehampton railway station|Littlehampton]], but this is not currently a regular service)) 

Many stations on this line retain the short platforms which were originally built, not being extended by the [[Southern Railway (Great Britain)|Southern Railway]] when the line was [[modernised]] in the 1930s, nor by any subsequent operators. This causes operational difficulties to this day, which require frequent platform and on-train announcements with longer trains, telling passengers they must travel in the correct part of the train.

== History ==
The line was opened in three stages by the [[London, Brighton and South Coast Railway]] (LB&SCR) between 1848 and 1863, creating what was then known as '''Mid-Sussex route''' to Portsmouth.

===Three Bridges–Horsham===
A single track [[branch line]] was opened on 14 February 1848, with passing places at the intermediate stations at [[Crawley railway station|Crawley]] and [[Faygate railway station|Faygate]]. The line was doubled throughout in 1862. The stations now at [[Ifield railway station|Ifield]] and [[Littlehaven railway station|Littlehaven]] were not opened with the line, both being opened on 1 June 1907: Ifield as ''Lyons Crossing Halt'' and Littlehaven as ''Rusper Road Halt''; both serving the outskirts of their nearby towns. An additional stop was opened at ''[[Roffey Road Halt railway station|Roffey Road Halt]]''; however this station was closed in 1937, as the land next to the station had remained undeveloped.

===Horsham–Pulborough===
[[File:Trains waiting at Horsham Station - geograph.org.uk - 1287758.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Horsham railway station]]]]
The [[Midhurst Railways]] line from [[Horsham]] to [[Pulborough]], [[Petworth]] and [[Midhurst]] was opened on 10 October 1859. The section from Hardham Junction to Midhurst was closed between 1964 and 1966. The [[Steyning Line]] from Horsham to [[Shoreham by Sea]] was opened on 1 July 1861 branching off at ''Itchingfield Junction'' south of Horsham. It closed in 1966.

===Pulborough–Arundel===
The line between ''Hardham Junction'' south of Pulborough, and ''Arundel Junction'' on the [[West Coastway line|coast line]] via [[Arundel railway station|Arundel]] was finally opened on 3 August 1863 creating a through route to Portsmouth.

Originally, the main LB&SCR route from London to Portsmouth used the [[Portsmouth line]] to reach Horsham. However, with the increase in demand at [[Gatwick Airport]], the mainline services were re-routed in 1978 to serve the airport and then travel via Three Bridges.

===Electrification===
The line was [[Railway electrification in Great Britain|electrified]] using the (750&nbsp;V&nbsp;DC third rail) system by the [[Southern Railway (Great Britain)|Southern Railway]] in 1938 as part of the proposals to electrify the lines from London to Portsmouth. This originally only covered the section from Horsham to Littlehampton and Barnham, as the main line was the line through [[Dorking railway station|Dorking]] and [[Sutton (Surrey) railway station|Sutton]], as opposed to the line to Three Bridges, but plans were extended to electrify the "branch" as well in the same year.

Electric services were provided by [[electric multiple unit]]s. For most of the rest of the twentieth century, an hourly express service was provided which joined/divided at [[Barnham railway station|Barnham]], with 4 or 8 coaches continuing to Bognor and 4 to Portsmouth Harbour. This called at Arundel, Pulborough and latterly Billingshurst, going via Sutton and Dorking.<ref>((cite web| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/LrisJOK0i9I| archive-date = 2021-12-05| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrisJOK0i9I| title = Dorking station 1972 | website=[[YouTube]]))((cbignore))</ref> An all-stations stopping service also ran hourly via Crawley to Bognor Regis, usually via Littlehampton.

===Later work===
Two bridges on the line, The Black Rabbit Bridge (just north of [[Arundel railway station|Arundel]]) and the Peppering Bridge (a few hundred yards further on) were replaced during the August [[Bank Holiday]] weekend of 2009. The line was completely closed to traffic during these major engineering works and a replacement bus service served stations between Arundel and [[Pulborough railway station|Pulborough]]. As the two-week [[Arundel Festival]] was drawing to a close over the weekend, [[Southern (train operating company)|Southern]] maintained a service into the station from the [[West Coastway Line]] from [[Bognor Regis railway station|Bognor Regis]] via Barnham and Ford, and a reversal at Littlehampton.<ref>((cite web| url=http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=4554&NewsAreaID=2&SearchCategoryID=8| archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906005713/http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=4554&NewsAreaID=2&SearchCategoryID=8| url-status=dead| archive-date=6 September 2012 | website=Network Rail media centre |title=Bridge replacements improve Arun Valley railway |date=3 August 2009 ))</ref>

== Services ==
There are currently four trains per hour in each direction over the route off-peak, made up of twin portions from two trains per hour from London Victoria. This is the most frequent service on the route since the late 1970s.

Down-line services:
Both divide at Horsham, the train on the hour has a front portion which is fast to Barnham then onto Portsmouth & Southsea (and occasionally continuing to Portsmouth Harbour). The rear portion is semi-fast to Bognor Regis (not calling at Christ's Hospital and Amberley Stations).
The 30-minutes-past train's front portion again runs fast to Barnham then is semi-fast to Southampton Central. The rear section calls all stations to Bognor Regis.

Up-line service:
Again two trains an hour, both services attach at Horsham. The Bognor Regis section always arrives first unless there is disruption and then a section from either Portsmouth & Southsea (Sometimes starting from Portsmouth Harbour) or Southampton Central arrives. Once the train has attached it runs semi fast to London Victoria via the Horsham Branch Line (Horsham to Three Bridges) and the fast [[Brighton Main Line#Quarry line|Quarry Line]].
Each of the up services arrive with normally a 10-minute interchange for the Thameslink services to Peterborough via Redhill and London Bridge and the one closest the hour for the Mole Valley service towards London Victoria via Dorking.

;Typical off-peak journey times from London Victoria (via Redhill and Gatwick Airport)
Based on December 2006 timetable, prior to the introduction of the train split at Horsham and the non-stop services Horsham to Barnham. In 2016 most of the off-peak fast services reached Barnham in 80–81 minutes and Chichester in 88; peak-hour services were slightly slower.<br/>
Stations in italics are served by through trains but are not part of the Arun Valley line.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Destination
! Frequency
! Stopping service
! Semi-fast service
! ''Change for''
|-
| [[Clapham Junction railway station|Clapham Junction]]
| 2 train/h
| 6 minutes
| 6 minutes
| London Waterloo, Putney, Richmond, Twickenham, Wimbledon, New Malden, Woking, Guildford, Winchester, Salisbury, Reading, Exeter, Willesden Junction, Watford Junction, Milton Keynes
|-
| [[East Croydon railway station|East Croydon]]
| 2 train/h
| 16 minutes
| 16 minutes
| Tramlink, London Bridge, Caterham, Tattenham Corner
|-
| [[Redhill railway station|Redhill]]
| 2 train/h
| 29 minutes
| 29 minutes
| Reigate, Dorking, Guildford, Wokingham, Reading, Edenbridge, Tonbridge
|-
| [[Gatwick Airport railway station|Gatwick Airport]]
| 2 train/h
| 39 minutes
| 37 minutes
| Hove, Worthing, Lewes, Eastbourne, Bexhill, Hastings, Reading, Guildford
|-
| [[Three Bridges railway station|Three Bridges]]
| 2 train/h
| 44 minutes
| 42 minutes
| Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill, Brighton, London Bridge, London St Pancras, St Albans, Luton Airport, Luton, Bedford
|-
| [[Crawley railway station|Crawley]]
| 2 train/h
| 47 minutes
| 45 minutes
|-
| [[Horsham railway station|Horsham]]
| 2 train/h
| 56 minutes
| 54 minutes
| Dorking, Leatherhead, Epsom, Sutton
|-
| [[Christs Hospital railway station|Christs Hospital]]
| 1 train/h
| 1 hour
|
|-
| [[Billingshurst railway station|Billingshurst]]
| 2 train/h
| 1 hour 6 minutes
| 1 hour 2 minutes
|-
| [[Pulborough railway station|Pulborough]]
| 2 train/h
| 1 hour 13 minutes
| 1 hour 8 minutes
|-
| [[Amberley railway station|Amberley]]
| 1 train/h
| 1 hour 20 minutes
|
|-
| [[Arundel railway station|Arundel]]
| 2 train/h
| 1 hour 25 minutes
| 1 hour 17 minutes
|-
| [[Ford railway station|''Ford'']]
| 1 train/h
| 1 hour 30 minutes
| 1 hour 22 minutes
| Littlehampton, Worthing, Brighton
|-
|  [[Barnham railway station|''Barnham'']]
| 2 train/h
| 1 hour 34 minutes
| 1 hour 28 minutes
| Bognor Regis, and also Littlehampton, Worthing, Brighton (Ford has reduced service)
|-
| [[Chichester railway station|''Chichester'']]
| 2 train/h
| 1 hour 46 minutes
| 1 hour 36 minutes
| Havant, Portsmouth Harbour, Southampton Central
|-
|}

;Typical off-peak journey times from London Bridge (via Redhill and Gatwick Airport)

Based on December 2006 timetable. Stations in italics are served by through trains but are not part of the Arun Valley line. There are two trains per hour on this route. Some stations between London Bridge and Gatwick Airport have been omitted. [[Faygate railway station|Faygate]] is served during peak hours only.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Destination
! Off-peak journey time
! ''Change for''
|-
| [[East Croydon railway station|East Croydon]]
|  16 minutes
| Tramlink, London Victoria, Caterham, Oxted
|-
| [[Redhill railway station|Redhill]]
|  36 minutes
| Reigate, Guildford, Edenbridge, Tonbridge
|-
| [[Gatwick Airport railway station|Gatwick Airport]]
|  50 minutes
|
|-
| [[Three Bridges railway station|Three Bridges]]
| 56 minutes
| Haywards Heath, Brighton, Eastbourne, Worthing
|-
| [[Crawley railway station|Crawley]]
| 1 hour
|
|-
| [[Ifield railway station|Ifield]]
| 1 hour 3 minutes
|
|-
| [[Littlehaven railway station|Littlehaven]]
| 1 hour 9 minutes
|
|-
| [[Horsham railway station|Horsham]]
| 1 hour 14 minutes
| Dorking, Leatherhead, Epsom, Sutton
|-
|}

== References ==
((Reflist))

=== Bibliography ===
*((cite book| first=R.V.J.| last=Butt| title=The Caterham Railway| url=http://www.transportdiversions.com/publicationshow.asp?pubid=1146| publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd| year=1986| isbn=1-85260-508-1| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717092518/http://www.transportdiversions.com/publicationshow.asp?pubid=1146| archivedate=17 July 2011| df=dmy-all))

== External links ==
((commons category|Arun Valley Line))

((reflist|group=lower-alpha))
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070228095913/http://www.southernrailway.com/routes.php?r=4&m=route Map showing Arun Valley Line route]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928225338/http://www.arunrail.com/index.htm  Interactive map of Arun Valley Line stations, bus links and things to do]
*[http://lazydaysarunvalley.weebly.com  A website outlining the main stations along the line with links to local websites at each stop]

((Railway lines in South East England))

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[[Category:Rail transport in West Sussex]]
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[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1863]]
[[Category:Standard gauge railways in England]]
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