Lancing railway station

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.

Lancing
General information
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
2019/20	0.997 million
2020/21	0.389 million
2021/22	0.732 million
2022/23	0.820 million
2023/24	0.849 million
Location
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.

History

Lancing Station was opened 24 November 1845 by the Brighton and Chichester Railway when that railway opened between Shoreham and Worthing.^[1] The railway was originally constructed to double track standards, but only one line was initially provided,^[2] with the second line being brought into use between Shoreham and the Arun bridge during 1847.^[3]

The line and station passed to the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway when that was formed 27 July 1846.^[4]

Passenger services at a number of stations, including Lancing, were temporarily withdrawn 1 November 1847, and possibly reinstated in June 1849.^[5]

In 2020, platform 2 was extended, allowing it to accommodate 8-carriage trains.^[6]

Services

All services at Lancing are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[7]

• 2 tph to London Victoria via Gatwick Airport
• 4 tph to Brighton
• 2 tph to Littlehampton
• 1 tph to Portsmouth & Southsea
• 1 tph to Chichester via Littlehampton
• 2 tph to Southampton Central

During the peak hours, the station is served by a single peak hour service per day between London Bridge and Littlehampton.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Shoreham-by-Sea		Southern West Coastway Line		East Worthing or Worthing