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
National Rail
General information
LocationLancing, Adur
England
Grid referenceTQ181043
Managed bySouthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeLAC
ClassificationDfT category D
History
Opened24 November 1845
Passengers
2017/18Increase 0.888 million
2018/19Increase 0.964 million
2019/20Increase 0.997 million
2020/21Decrease 0.389 million
2021/22Increase 0.732 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 3 self-service ticket machines, two 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

All services at Lancing are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]

During the peak hours, the station is served by a small number of direct trains between Brighton and Littlehampton, as well as a single peak hour service per day between London Bridge and Littlehampton.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Shoreham-by-Sea   Southern
  East Worthing
or
Worthing

References
  1. "More seats for passengers following platform extensions in East and West Sussex". www.railtechnologymagazine.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. Table 186, 188 National Rail timetable, May 2023
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