Faygate railway station


Faygate Station is located on the Arun Valley Line, between Littlehaven and Ifield, down the line from, measured via Redhill. It serves the small village of Faygate and the Faygate Business Centre, situated on the A264 in the countryside between Crawley and Horsham.

History

The single track branch line of the London Brighton and South Coast Railway between Three Bridges and Horsham was opened 14 February 1848. Crawley and Faygate were intermediate stations each with two platforms to enable trains to pass. The line was doubled throughout during 1862 to coincide with the extension of the railway from Horsham to the Arun Valley.

Services

The station is unstaffed, and is served mostly in the peak hours. As of April 2015, there are 11 northbound and 12 southbound trains calling at the station on weekdays with no trains in either direction on weekends. Northbound, trains run from to either, or Peterborough; one of these trains is extended from. Southbound, trains run from London to ; one of these trains is extended to.