Angmering railway station
railway station in East Preston, Arun, Sussex, England, UK, opened in 1846
Angmering is a railway station that serves Angmering, Rustington and East Preston, in West Sussex, England; it is situated about 0.6 miles (1 km) away from the centre of Angmering village. It is a stop on the West Coastway Line and lies 15 miles 44 chains (15.6 mi; 25.0 km) down the line from Brighton.
History
Angmering station was opened by the Brighton and Chichester Railway in March 1846, which soon became part of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in July 1846. it became part of the Southern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
When sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the privatisation of British Rail.
Former services
Until December 2007, South West Trains services passed through the station while running four trains per day to Brighton; however, these did not call at Angmering.
Until May 2022, one Great Western Railway service from Portsmouth Harbour to Brighton called at Angmering.
Facilities
There is a ticket office, a waiting room, toilets, buffet, car park, taxi rank and bicycle storage.
Services
All services at Angmering are operated by Southern, using Class 377 electric multiple units.
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