Lancing railway station
Railway station in West Sussex, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lancing railway station is in Lancing in the county of West Sussex, England. It is 8 miles 19 chains (13.3 km) down the line from Brighton. The station is operated by Southern.
General information | |
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Location | Lancing, Adur England |
Grid reference | TQ181043 |
Managed by | Southern |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | LAC |
Classification | DfT category D |
History | |
Opened | 24 November 1845 |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 0.964 million |
2019/20 | 0.997 million |
2020/21 | 0.389 million |
2021/22 | 0.732 million |
2022/23 | 0.820 million |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Platform 1 is for trains to Brighton and London Victoria, and Platform 2 is for trains to Worthing, Portsmouth Harbour and Southampton.
The station has 1 ticket office located on Platform 2, and 3 self-service ticket machines, two on Platform 1 and one outside the front of the main station building adjoining Platform 2.
There are ticket barriers at this station, in operation from 6 am until midnight every day. Additional ticket checks are carried out at the exits from the platforms, by Southern Railway staff and Rail Neighbourhood Officers.