London Road (Brighton) railway station is a railway station located in Round Hill, an inner suburb of Brighton in East Sussex. It is the first intermediate station on the Brighton branch of the East Coastway Line, 57 chains (1.1 km) down the line from Brighton station. The station is managed by Southern, who operate all services on the line. It is parenthesised London road (Brighton) to avoid confusion of the station of same name in Guildford, Despite its name, the station is not located on London Road, which passes some 400 yards (370 m) southwest of the station and bears the name Preston Road at the nearest point.
London Road (Brighton)  | |||||
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.jpg) The platforms at London Road, looking northeast | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Round Hill, Brighton, Brighton & Hove England, United Kingdom | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ313057 | ||||
| Managed by | Southern | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | LRB | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 October 1877 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  0.464 million | ||||
| 2019/20 |  0.450 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.103 million | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.257 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.286 million | ||||
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History
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London Road (Brighton) station, which opened on 1 October 1877, features a design similar to other stations of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway built during that period, such as Hove and Portslade, resembling a Tuscan-style villa.[1][2] It was built following housing development in the surrounding area. It was originally to be called Ditchling Rise, a more accurate name as London Road is 370m southwest. Until the Kemp Town branch line closed in 1971, trains to Kemp Town diverged from the Brighton – Lewes line here.
The building on platform 2 (Lewes bound) was demolished in the early 1980s. The station had a substantial refurbishment at the end of 2004 with some add-on parts to the original building demolished.
The station has been home to the Brighton Model Railway Club since 1971.[3]
Services
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All services at London Road are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]
- 3 tph to Brighton
- 2 tph to Seaford
- 1 tph to Eastbourne
During the peak hours, a number of additional services between Brighton, Hastings and Ore also call at the station.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Southern | ||||
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| Brighton Line and station open
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London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
Lewes Road Line and station closed
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See also
edit- Transport in Brighton
- History of Brighton – with reference to the Second World War section describing the bombing of the London Road railway viaduct.
References
edit- ^ Timothy Carder (1990). "Railways - East Coastway". The Encyclopaedia of Brighton. East Sussex County Libraries. ISBN 086-147-3159.
- ^ "Shaftesbury Place, London Road Station, Brighton". Local List of Heritage Assets. Brighton & Hove City Council. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Brighton Model Railway Club (About)". Brighton Model Railway Club. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Table 189, 190 National Rail timetable, May 2023
External links
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- Train times and station information for London Road (Brighton) railway station from National Rail