West Worthing railway station
West Worthing  | |
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_(2).JPG) Main station building at West Worthing | |
| General information | |
| Location | Worthing, Worthing, West Sussex England |
| Grid reference | TQ132033 |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | WWO |
| Classification | DfT category D |
| History | |
| Opened | 4 November 1889 |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  0.735 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.760 million |
| 2020/21 |  0.174 million |
| 2021/22 | 0.456 million |
| 2022/23 | 0.538 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
West Worthing railway station is one of five stations serving the town of Worthing in the county of West Sussex, England. (The other stations being Worthing, East Worthing, Durrington-on-Sea and Goring-by-Sea). It is 11 miles 30 chains (18.3 km) down the line from Brighton. The station is operated by Southern.
History[edit]
Historically, the station was planned to be the southern terminus of a new line running from the Midlands to the South Coast, and delivering holidaymakers to the new town of West Worthing; it was consequently built near the northern end of Grand Avenue, which runs from the station to the sea. The line was never constructed.
The station was built by J.T. Firbank and opened on 4 November 1889. It was expanded by the addition of a large goods yard in 1905 which catered for the produce of the large number of market gardens in the area, but by 1932 part of the yard was given over to the carriage sheds which, until mid-2008, stood to the west of the station.[1]
In January 2008 demolition of the former depot building began. The building was removed because of asbestos and poor condition of the structure.
Incidents[edit]
On 19 November 2020, a Southern Class 313 EMU numbered 313220 caught fire on platform 2 of the station. No one was injured.[2]
On 1 February 2022, the driver of an out-of-service Class 313 EMU waiting in the siding to the west of the station was struck and killed by a Southern Class 377 EMU approaching the station. Investigations by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch concluded that the driver had likely left the safety of his cab to urinate, as Class 313 trains do not have on-board toilets. The RAIB recommended that Govia Thameslink Railway should review staff toilet facilities on its routes, and ensure that staff are aware of these facilities and have sufficient time to use them.[3]
Services[edit]
All services at West Worthing are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]
- 2 tph to London Victoria via Gatwick Airport
- 1 tph to Brighton
- 2 tph to Littlehampton
- 1 tph to Southampton Central
During the peak hours, the station is served by a small number of direct trains between Brighton and Littlehampton, and between Brighton and Portsmouth & Southsea, as well as a single peak hour service per day between London Bridge and Littlehampton. A number of additional peak hours services to Brighton also start from this station.
On Sundays, the service between Littlehampton and London Victoria is reduced to hourly, but the station is served by an additional hourly service between Brighton and Portsmouth Harbour.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Southern | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ Sussex Industrial Archaeology Society Retrieved 8 Nov 08
- ^ "Firefighters rush to station after flames break out on train".
- ^ Report 02/2023: Train driver struck by a train near West Worthing Middle Siding Retrieved 24 February 2022
- ^ Table 186, 188 National Rail timetable, May 2023
External links[edit]
- Train times and station information for West Worthing railway station from National Rail