Lancing railway station

Lancing railway station is in Lancing in the county of West Sussex, England. It is 8 miles 19 chains (13.3 km) down the line from Brighton. The station is operated by Southern.

Lancing
LocationLancing, Adur
England
Grid referenceTQ181043
Managed bySouthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeLAC
ClassificationDfT category D
History
Opened24 November 1845
Passengers
2015/16 0.967 million
2016/17 0.751 million
2017/18 0.888 million
2018/19 0.964 million
2019/20 0.997 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Platform 1 is for trains to Brighton and London Victoria, and Platform 2 is for trains to Worthing, Portsmouth Harbour and Southampton.

The station has 1 ticket office located on Platform 2, and 2 self-service ticket machines, one on Platform 1 and one outside the front of the main station building adjoining Platform 2.

There are ticket barriers at this station, in operation from 6 am until midnight every day. Additional ticket checks are carried out at the exits from the platforms, by Southern Railway staff and Rail Neighbourhood Officers.

History

In 2020, platform 2 was extended, allowing it to accommodate 8-carriage trains.[1]

Services

Typical off-peak service consists of five trains per hour (tph) in each direction:

Eastbound

Westbound

On weekdays, there are morning-peak Thameslink services to Bedford.

On Sundays, the West Worthing services do not operate.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
East Worthing   Southern
West Coastway Line		   Shoreham-by-Sea
Worthing    

References
  1. "More seats for passengers following platform extensions in East and West Sussex". www.railtechnologymagazine.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

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