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Durrington-on-Sea railway station
Durrington-on-Sea  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Durrington |
| Local authority | Worthing, West Sussex |
| Grid reference | TQ120031 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | DUR |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2013/14 |  0.666 million |
| 2014/15 | 0.649 million |
| 2015/16 |  0.665 million |
| 2016/17 | 0.541 million |
| 2017/18 | 0.594 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 4 July 1937[1] (4 July 1937[1]) |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Durrington-on-Sea from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Durrington-on-Sea railway station is in Goring, a suburb of Worthing in the county of West Sussex. It is 12 miles 13 chains (19.6 km) down the line from Brighton. The station is operated by Southern.
It is situated extremely close to the headquarters of West Sussex Primary Care NHS Trust and a large HM Revenue and Customs office.
The architecture and design of station has drawn criticism from locals as the "grimmest stop in the South", but owners (Network Rail) and operator (Southern), refute claims of problems and cite lack of central government funding to rebuild stations.[1] Facilities at the station are limited - there is no enclosed waiting room or toilets.
The brick structure on top of the main station building, used to house a diesel generator as backup to power the train lines.[citation needed] It is only accessible via a small ladder from the roof. The structure now sits empty.
The station is staffed at the following times:
Monday-Friday 0620-1645,
Saturday 0720-1400, and
Sunday 0810-1645.
Contents
1 Accessibility
2 Services
2.1 Eastbound
2.2 Westbound
3 References
4 External links
Accessibility
There is step free access available from the street outside the main entrance to platform 1 (for services to London and Brighton) is available via the side gate. There is a footbridge with steps to platform 2 (services to Littlehampton and Portsmouth). Entrance to the ticket office is by steps from the street, although step-free access is possible via platform 1. In September 2008, the rear entrance direct to platform 2 was adapted for step free access.
Services
The station and all trains serving it are run by Southern but during peak times a few Thameslink trains to Littlehampton and Farringdon call here with the typical off-peak service consisting of the following:[citation needed]
Eastbound
- 1tph to Brighton
- 2tph to London Victoria
Westbound
- 1tph to Southampton Central
- 2tph to Littlehampton
| Preceding station |
 National Rail |
Following station |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
West Worthing |
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Southern West Coastway Line |
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Goring-by-Sea |
References
^ ab "The grimmest stop in the South" - The Argus - Paul Holden - 12 December 2006
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Durrington-on-Sea railway station. |
Train times and station information for Durrington-on-Sea railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 50°49′03″N 0°24′40″W / 50.81750°N 0.41111°W / 50.81750; -0.41111
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