Billingshurst railway station

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Billingshurst National Rail
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Location
Place Billingshurst
Local authority Horsham, West Sussex
Grid reference TQ088251
Operations
Station code BIG
Managed by Southern
Number of platforms 2
DfT category E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  0.356 million
2005/06 Increase 0.376 million
2006/07 Increase 0.437 million
2007/08 Increase 0.462 million
2008/09 Decrease 0.446 million
2009/10 Decrease 0.421 million
2010/11 Increase 0.437 million
2011/12 Increase 0.438 million
2012/13 Increase 0.465 million
2013/14 Increase 0.484 million
History
Key dates Opened 15 October 1859 (15 October 1859)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Billingshurst from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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File:Billingshurst Station 1798735 c840eb8a.jpg
Exterior view of station in 1964

Billingshurst railway station serves the market town of Billingshurst, in West Sussex, England. It is on the Arun Valley Line. The station is operated by Southern. The signalbox is believed to be the oldest operational box in the country, and has been offered to the Bluebell Railway for use at its East Grinstead terminus.[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 15 October 1859. From the outset, the line was worked by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway, which bought it out in 1862.

Services

The typical Monday-Saturday off peak service is:

On Sundays this is reduced to:

  • 1 tph to London Victoria
  • 1 tph to Bognor Regis
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Horsham or
Christs Hospital		   Southern
Arun Valley Line		   Pulborough

Gallery

  • Northward view from the level crossing

  • Billingshurst Station 08 (07-07-2007).JPG

    Southward view from Platform 2

  • Billingshurst Station 02 (07-07-2007).JPG

    Facilities on Platform 2

  • Billingshurst Station 05 (07-07-2007).JPG

    Billingshurst signal box

Notes

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External links

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