This railway station is worthing its weight in gold…read more This is a large station for the town of Worthing, and actually the largest of five stations that serves Worthing, including East Worthing, West Worthing, Durrington and Goring. It's only 10 miles from Brighton, and is one of the stations where a lot of trains coming through this region stop. It's also grade two listed because it's such a beautiful old building. It's large and very gorgeous. It has a big bridge over it as well, which a lot of the stations around here do.

Worthing is the major stop on the 'West Coastway' train route between Brighton and Portsmouth. This…read morebusy, 3-platform station used by over 2 million passengers a year has recently been completely refurbished and is now resplendent with bright paint and newly glazed canopies. The station opened in 1845 as an extension from the Brighton to Shoreham line, and was extended further west in stages, reaching Chichester in 1846 and Portsmouth in 1847. The attractive original flint and brick station building of 1845 survives as offices to the east of the present station. This was built in red brick in 1908, and incorporates the remnants of a second station built in 1869; the most notable feature of this part is the transverse platforms canopy, with its very unusually 'Star of David' brackets at the top of the cast-iron columns. The station has generous platform canopies and, as well as a ticket offices and toilets, has a small newsagents, café, car-park, covered cycle storage and a cash machine. Bus stops outside provide services to local villages and the town centre, 1km away. The station is staffed 24 hours a day, although the ticket office has more limited opening hours. It is served by all the West Coastway services. The week-day off-peak services are: Victoria (twice-hourly) via Hove and Gatwick Airport; Brighton (4 per hour); West Worthing (half-hourly); Littlehampton (half-hourly); Portsmouth (hourly) and Southampton (hourly).

Pevensey & Westham station is located on the line between Eastbourne and Hastings, and serves the…read moretwo villages in its name. The line opened in 1846 as part of the extension from Lewes to St Leonard's later extended to Hastings. The station building on the north side is in the traditional style, although somewhat modernised. The train service is provided by Southern Trains, and comprises an (weekday off-peak) hourly service to London via Eastbourne and Lewes, and an hourly Brighton to Ore service, together providing a half-hourly service from Hastings to Eastbourne. The station is the main railhead for Pevensey Castle. The station has a small car park (charge) and a ticket office and waiting room (open limited hours), ticket machines, and step-free access to both platforms (via road level crossing).

This station is inevitable. You take the train from London to Brighton and end up here. It's not…read morethe greatest station but it's a necessity. The surrounding areas of this station aren't they great either. Occasionally you're welcomed by some druggies sitting outside on the benches. An upgrade is overdue but alas.

The UK National Railway system is a cheap, fast, efficient way to travel the UK. Forward facing and…read morequad stalls, comfortable seats, full bathrooms and wifi! Covers all of the UK and regional airports. We took the Gatwick express from London (Earls Court transfer @ Victoria ) landing in Brighton Beach area in 1hr. Wonderful location.

Southwick is a small suburban station on the West Coastway Line between Portslade and…read moreShoreham-by-Sea. It was opened in 1840 on the original line between Brighton and Shoreham, but of the original station, only the walls and platform canopies survive: the ticket office is housed in a small modern brick bulding just by the entrance. Facilities are minimal: there are no toilets, just sheltered seating on either platform, although thanks to the provision of ramps they are both accessible by step-free access. There is a ticket machine for when the ticket office is closed. There is also a small cycle rack, and a set-down area for cars, but no parking. Off-peak, Southwick is served by the half-hourly all stations service between Brighton and West Worthing, and the hourly Semi-fast services from Brighton to Portsmouth and Southampton respectively, giving 4 trains per hour. All trains go to Brighton in the other direction (4 per hour).

Not to be confused with HOV which is Jay Z for some bizarre reason, or Hoover, which is basically…read morewhat they call me when I'm pleasuring men. This is a little station that is the polar opposite of Brighton, because it has just a little dark red brick building in front with a nice little overhang, and it does look pretty, but it's much smaller than Brighton, and sort of like a miniature version. And although it does have a nice little look to it, it is also very different from the main station, including its futuristic-looking roof and whatnot. It's right in the middle of the neighbourhood, so you'll be almost in someone's backyard when you stop here. It's only 50 miles away from London, and it's a nice station to come to, and has been since 1840 when it opened in the same year as the Brighton station did.

Hove's railway station is the smaller and quieter counterpart of that in Brighton, but still has a…read moreregular and reasonably frequent train service to London (direct), to Brighton and along the Sussex coast to Southampton, Eastbourne, Portsmouth and (less frequently) Bristol and South Wales. It's a busy commuter station in its own right, used by over 2 million passengers a year. Opened in 1865, the original station on the site was named West Brighton and Cliftonville. This building still survives, adjacent to the present station: painted in Southern's colours of white and mint green, it was designed in a pleasant, almost domestic, Victorian villa style. The forecourt is now used by a car-washing business. In 1893 a new and larger station building was provided slightly to the West, and this more utilitarian red-brick affair is the main station today. This was called 'Hove and West Brighton' until 1895, and then just 'Hove'. It's main feature is a generous porte-cochere, which is great when it is raining! It also shelters a florist stall Monday to Friday. The station has a small buffet on the London/Brighton platform, a newsagents in the concourse, and a small ticket office. There's only usually a single ticket window open, so if your journey is starting here, get there with a few extra minutes to spare. The three platforms are long and have generous canopies, and while you are waiting you can look across the sidings to the old 'Dubarry' soap and perfume factory - an attractive art nouveau building, now used as offices. I sometimes use the services to and from Hove rather than Brighton, as it is almost as convenient for me and, while it has a less frequent service, the trains tend to be a little less packed. As well as a taxi rank outside, and buses on the frequent 7 route (Hove-Brighton Marina) stop here too. The bus will take you to Hove's main shopping area (or it's a 10 minute walk), but is nowhere near the sea!

It's a little bit dirty, I think it can do with a revamp. But the staff there are nice and there…read moreare some food stands with a Starbucks.

The railway station is a major stop on the lines from Waterloo to Portsmouth and Southampton,…read moreforming the junction where the two lines split. It is used by around 8 million passengers a year, making it one of the busiest in the south-east. Opened originally as Woking Common in 1838, most of the present buildings date from a significant rebuilding by the southern railway in the 1930s. This includes the station signal box, and its southern facade, both in the art deco style. The station has six platforms: four through platforms on the main lines; a bay platform for the stopping service from Waterloo which terminates here, and a bay platform at the Guildford end, used for early morning services to Portsmouth which start from here. Southbound services operate to Alton, Weymouth, Basingstoke, Haslemere, Exeter St David's, Portsmouth Harbour and Salisbury. There is also an hourly bus link to Heathrow Airport. The station has entrances on both the north and southern sides, and lifts provide access to all platforms for those who need level access. There are also small buffets selling drinks and light refreshments. The main ticket office is on the southern side, and there is also a cash machine. The station has over 750 bicycle parking spaces in a secure compound; and a carpark with 570 spaces, which is open 24 hours a day. There is also a taxi rank.

Lewes has one of the best preserved - and attractively restored - stations on the British Railways…read morenetwork. Serving the ancient County town of East Sussex, it is a perfect example of how Victorian buildings can be successfully adapted to modern purposes. The station has a complex history. The first line to Lewes, from Brighton, opened in 1846. Other lines soon followed, making Lewes and important junction: 1846 Lewes - St Leonards (to Hastings 1851) 1847 Lewes - Newhaven (extended to Seaford 1864) 1847 Lewes - Wivelsfield (on the London-Brighton main line) 1858 Lewes - Uckfield 1882 Lewes - East Grinstead The original station at Friar's Walk was a terminus, and trains from Brighton to Hastings had to reverse here until a new station was built closer to the old Priory in 1868. The present station was built in 1888, and sits in the 'V' of the junction between the lines from London and Brighton. The station buildings are constructed in attractive yellow stock brick, with red-brick detailing, all in a domestic Italianate style, with traditional platforms canopies, and an extensive glazed roof. The track junction is immediately East of the platforms, and has an attractive Victorian signalbox. Until 1969 the line to Uckfield diverged north from here, alongside the river. The line to East Grinstead closed in 1958, but has been partially reopened as the preserved 'Bluebell Railway' from Sheffield Park northwards. The line to Uckfield also closed, in 1969, though there is political pressure to reopen it. Nevertheless, Lewes remains an important interchange, with 2.5 million pasengers a year, and a further 350,000 changing trains here. The week-day off-peak service pattern is: London - Eastbourne/Hastings/Ore - hourly London - Eastbourne - hourly Brighton - Eastbourne/Hastings/Ore - hourly Brighton - Eastbourne/Hastings/Ashford - hourly Brighton - Newhaven/Seaford - every 30 minutes Brighton - Lewes (terminates) This provides four trains an hour to Eastbourne, two to London and five to Brighton. Facilities include a newsagents, taxi rank, toilets and baby-changing facilities, public wi-fi access, and cycle-storage with CCTV. The station is fully accessible (step-free access) via ramps and lifts. There is also a large car-park on the north side of the station.

I would agree with the other reviewer that Lewes train station is a attractive, well restored…read moreVictorian building, however, on my visit there to meet connecting pick-up bus from the outside of the building I couldn't find anywhere to sit whilst waiting. I looked inside at the ticket office area; no seats, nothing outside either. It was a very hot day and I had a long wilting wait for my lift...it wasn't good. The only seating area appeared to be in the Costa coffee concession, and I didn't want the obligation of having to buy a drink just to sit down.

I hope my review of Angmering isn't Angering you…read more This is not too far from Brighton, about 15 miles away in the countryside, and it's right next to a secondary school so Aletta (not Aletta but I'm in love with Aletta so)... a lot of... students use it to get to their little country houses and whatnot. How nice it must be to be middle class or rich in the suburbs of Sussex. Looking at you, Keane. It's a cute little station in the middle of nowhere with a nice dark brown house with a couple of chimneys on top of it. There's a level crossing right at the station which adds to the beauty for a nice element.

Angmering is a small station situated on the outskirts of Littlehampton, serving the suburb of East…read morePreston and the pretty village of Angmering to the north. It is on the 'West Coastway' line between Brighton and Chichester. The station was opened on 16 March 1846 when the London, Brighton & South Coast railway line was extended from Worthing to Ford Junction, before its extension onwards to Chichester. The present building was built in the 1860s. The station has a traditional but rather plain brick-built building with a generous awning on the eastbound platform (to Brighton/London). Facilities include a staffed ticket office, ticket machine, and a privately-run food outlet selling sandwiches, snacks, confectionery and hot and cold drinks. (NB No toilets). There's a decent sized car-park with two disabled parking bays, and cycle racks behind the building and also on the westbound platform. There's a privately run taxi-office just behind the main station building as well. There is level access to both platforms, via the road level crossing at the west end of the station. Off-peak, it's served by the half-hourly London-Littlehampton service, as well as the hourly Brighton-Portsmouth and Brighton-Southampton services. In the evenings there are also some local Littlehampton to Brighton all-stations services.