East Worthing railway station

Coordinates: 50°49′18″N 0°21′18″W / 50.82167°N 0.35500°W / 50.82167; -0.35500
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East Worthing
Southern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeEWR
ClassificationDfT category F1
Key dates
3 September 1905Opened (Ham Bridge Halt)
23 May 1949Renamed (East Worthing Halt)
5 May 1969Renamed (East Worthing)
Passengers
2019/20Increase 0.425 million
2020/21Decrease 0.154 million
2021/22Increase 0.342 million
2022/23Increase 0.361 million
2023/24Increase 0.386 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

East Worthing railway station is one of five stations serving the town of

Southern,[1]
who operate all of the services.

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.[2] 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).[3]

East Worthing has 2 platforms. Platform one, which leads towards Brighton/London Victoria via Hove, and platform two which leads to Portsmouth & Southsea / Southampton Central.

History

Opened by the

East Worthing, the original station name reflected the name of the road bridge at the eastern end.[5] The renaming from Ham Bridge Halt to East Worthing Halt took place in September 1949.[6] 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.[7]

Services

All services at East Worthing are operated by Southern using Class 377 (or occasionally Class 387) EMUs.

The service pattern, following the December timetable change, is as follows (in trains per hour):[8][9]

Additional services call at the station during peak hours (weekdays only), with 2tpwd to Southampton Central, 2tpwd to London Victoria, 3pt and 2tpwd to Littlehampton.

Additional early morning and late night services call at the station, terminating at Hove, Barnham, West Worthing, and Havant.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
West Coastway Line

References

  1. ^ "East-Worthing Station Information | Live Departures & Arrivals for East-Worthing".
  2. ^ "East-Worthing Station Information | Live Departures & Arrivals for East-Worthing". Southern Railway. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Platform improvements to reduce congestion at East Worthing station". Network Rail. 8 January 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  4. ^
    ISBN 0-7134-1389-1
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  5. ^ "East Worthing Halt". Pastscape. Historic England. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  6. ISBN 0-7110-0924-4
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  7. ISBN 0-7110-0924-4
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  8. ^ "Realtime Trains | Departures from East Worthing all day on 17/12/2024". Realtime Trains. Archived from the original on 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Realtime Trains | Departures from East Worthing all day on 21/12/2024". Realtime Trains. Archived from the original on 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
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