Billingshurst railway station

Billingshurst
General information
Location	Billingshurst, Horsham, West Sussex England
Grid reference	TQ088251
Managed by	Southern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BIG
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	10 October 1859
Passengers
2019/20	0.488 million
2020/21	0.110 million
2021/22	0.310 million
2022/23	0.391 million
2023/24	0.408 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Billingshurst Railway Station serves the market town of Billingshurst, in West Sussex, England. It is on the Arun Valley Line 44 miles 71 chains (72.2 km) down the line from London Bridge via Redhill. The station is operated by Southern. The signalbox was believed to be the oldest operational box in the country, and in May 2016 was moved to Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre.^[1]

Until 2006 both platforms were only 4 coaches long. Since then the platform for trains towards Pulborough has been extended to take 8 coaches and more recently the London-bound platform has also now been extended to 8-car length.^[2]

History

The station was built by the Mid-Sussex Railway and opened along with the line from Horsham to Petworth on 10 October 1859.^{[citation needed]} From the outset, the line was worked by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway, which bought it out in 1862.^{[citation needed]}

Exterior view of station in 1964

Services

All services at Billingshurst are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.^{[citation needed]}

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[3]

• 2 tph to London Victoria via Gatwick Airport
• 2 tph to Bognor Regis

In the peak hours, the station is served by a single service between Bognor Regis and London Bridge.

On Sundays, there is an hourly service but southbound trains divide at Barnham with an additional portion of the train travelling to Portsmouth Harbour.^{[citation needed]}

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Christ's Hospital		Southern Arun Valley Line		Pulborough

References

1. "Signal box moves home as part of £21m investment in Arun Valley line". Network Rail. 24 March 2014.
2. "Billingshurst platform extension". Modern Railways. London. October 2010. p. 16.
3. Table 186 National Rail timetable, December 2022

External links

• Train times and station information for Billingshurst railway station from National Rail

51.015°N 0.450°W / 51.015; -0.450