London Road (Brighton) railway station

London Road (Brighton) National Rail
Location
Place Brighton
Local authority Brighton & Hove
Grid reference TQ313057
Operations
Station code LRB
Managed by Southern
Number of platforms 2
DfT category E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  0.354 million
2005/06 Increase 0.411 million
2006/07 Increase 0.450 million
2007/08 Increase 0.480 million
2008/09 Decrease 0.473 million
2009/10 Decrease 0.463 million
2010/11 Increase 0.469 million
2011/12 Increase 0.473 million
2012/13 Increase 0.497 million
2013/14 Decrease 0.494 million
History
Key dates Opened 1877 (1877)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at London Road (Brighton) from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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London Road (Brighton) Railway Station is in Brighton, East Sussex, England. Train services from the station are provided by Southern, and the station is on the East Coastway Line.

History

London Road station was designed by David Mocatta (the designer of Brighton Station) and opened on 1 October 1877, following housing development in the surrounding area. It was originally to be called Ditchling Rise, a more accurate name as London Road is a little way away. Until the branch closed in 1971, trains to Kemptown diverged from the Brighton Lewes line here.

The Lewes-side platform building 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 also been home to the Brighton Model Railway Club since 1971.

Services

The typical off-peak service is:

The station ticket office is open from 0645 to 1330 hours, Mondays to Saturdays. There are also self-service ticket machines on each platform, accepting cash and credit/debit cards.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Brighton   Southern
East Coastway Line
  Moulsecoomb
Disused railways
Brighton   British Railways
Kemp Town Branch
  Lewes Road

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Coordinates: 50°50′12″N 0°08′11″W / 50.83667°N 0.13639°W / 50.83667; -0.13639

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