Lancing railway station

Lancing
Lancing
General information
Location	Lancing, Adur; England
Grid reference	TQ181043
Managed by	Southern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	LAC
Classification	DfT category D
History
Opened	24 November 1845
Passengers
2016/17	0.751 million
2017/18	0.888 million
2018/19	0.964 million
2019/20	0.997 million
2020/21	0.389 million
Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

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 2 self-service ticket machines, one 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

Off-peak, all services at Lancing are operated by Southern using Class 313 and 377 EMUs.

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

1 tph to London Victoria via Gatwick Airport
4 tph to Brighton (2 semi-fast, 2 stopping)
2 tph to West Worthing
1 tph to Littlehampton
1 tph to Portsmouth Harbour
1 tph to Southampton Central

During the peak periods, there are a small number of trains between Littlehampton, London Bridge and Bedford, operated by Thameslink.

On Sundays, the services to West Worthing do not run.

Preceding station		Following station
Shoreham-by-Sea	Southern West Coastway Line	Worthing
	Southern West Coastway Line	East Worthing
	Thameslink Bedford to Littlehampton Peak Hours Only	Worthing

References

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

External links

Train times and station information for Lancing railway station from National Rail

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[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 2020