Lancing railway station
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Lancing, Adur, England | ||||
| Coordinates | 50°49′37″N 0°19′24″W / 50.82694°N 0.32333°W | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ181043 | ||||
| Manager | Southern | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | LAC | ||||
| Classification | DfT category D | ||||
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| Opened | 24 November 1845 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  0.389 million | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.732 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.820 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.849 million | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.980 million | ||||
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Lancing railway station serves the village of Lancing, in West Sussex, England. It is a stop on the West Coastway Line and lies 8 miles 19 chains (8.2 mi; 13.3 km) down the line from Brighton. The station is managed by Southern, which also operates all services.
History
Lancing station was opened 24 November 1845 by the Brighton and Chichester Railway when that railway opened between Shoreham and Worthing.[1]: 208, 212 The railway was originally constructed to double track standards, but only one line was initially provided,[1]: 211 with the second line being brought into use between Shoreham and the Arun bridge during 1847.[1]: 238
The line and station passed to the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway when that was formed 27 July 1846.[1]: 277 Passenger services at a number of stations, including Lancing, were temporarily withdrawn on 1 November 1847 and possibly reinstated in June 1849.[1]: 22
In 2020, platform 2 was extended, allowing it to accommodate eight-carriage trains.[2]
Layout and facilities
Platform 1 is for trains to Brighton and London Victoria; platform 2 is for trains to Worthing, Portsmouth Harbour and Southampton Central.
The station has a ticket office located on platform 2, which is open daily during the day, with three self-service ticket machines and ticket barriers. The car park has 54 spaces.[3]
Services
All services at Lancing are operated by Southern, using Class 377 electric multiple units; the typical off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:[4][5]
- 2 tph to London Victoria, via Gatwick Airport
- 4 tph to Brighton
- 2 tph to Littlehampton
- 1 tph to Portsmouth & Southsea
- 1 tph to Chichester, via Littlehampton
- 2 tph to Southampton Central.
During peak hours, the station is served by a single daily service between London Bridge and Littlehampton.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Shoreham-by-Sea | Southern |
East Worthing or Worthing | ||
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Turner, J.T. Howard (1977). The London, Brighton & South Coast Railway 1: Origins & Formation (First ed.). London: BT Batsford Ltd. ISBN 0-7134-0275X.
- ↑ "More seats for passengers following platform extensions in East and West Sussex". Railtechnologymagazine.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ↑ "Lancing (LAC)". National Rail. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ↑ "Timetables". Southern. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ Table 186, 188 National Rail timetable, Dec 2025
External links
- Train times and station information for Lancing railway station from National Rail