London Road (Brighton) railway station


London Road railway station is a railway station located in Round Hill, an eastern suburb of Brighton in East Sussex. It is the first intermediate station on the Brighton branch of the East Coastway Line, down the line from station. The station is managed by Southern, who operate all services on the line.
Despite its name, the station is not located on London Road, which passes some southwest of the station and bears the name Preston Road at the nearest point.

History

London Road station was designed by David Mocatta and opened on 1 October 1877, following housing development in the surrounding area. It was originally to be called Ditchling Rise, a more accurate name as London Road is a little way away. Until the Kemp Town branch line closed in 1971, trains to Kemptown diverged from the Brighton - Lewes line here.
The Lewes-side platform building was demolished in the early 1980s. The station had a substantial refurbishment at the end of 2004 with some add on parts to the original building demolished. The station has also been home to the Brighton Model Railway Club since 1971.

Services

The typical off-peak service is:
As of the new timetable, which was introduced in May 2018, the hourly Brighton to Ore service no longer calls here, as well as the newly introduced Brighton to Hastings express service.
The station has a ticket office and also self-service ticket machines.

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