London Road (Brighton) railway station

London Road (Brighton) railway station is a railway station located in Round Hill, an inner suburb of Brighton in East Sussex. It is the first intermediate station on the Brighton branch of the East Coastway Line, 57 chain down the line from Brighton station. The station is managed by Southern, who operate all services on the line.

Despite its name, the station is not located on London Road, which passes some 400 yard southwest of the station and bears the name Preston Road at the nearest point.

History
London Road (Brighton) station, which opened on 1 October 1877, features a design similar to other stations of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway built during that period, such as Hove and Portslade, resembling a Tuscan-style villa. It was built following housing development in the surrounding area. It was originally to be called Ditchling Rise, a more accurate name as London Road is 370m southwest. Until the Kemp Town branch line closed in 1971, trains to Kemp Town diverged from the Brighton – Lewes line here.

The building on platform 2 (Lewes bound) was demolished in the early 1980s. The station had a substantial refurbishment at the end of 2004 with some add-on parts to the original building demolished.

The station has been home to the Brighton Model Railway Club since 1971.

Services


All services at London Road are operated by Southern using EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
 * 3 tph to Brighton
 * 2 tph to Seaford
 * 1 tph to Eastbourne

During the peak hours, a number of additional services between Brighton, Hastings and Ore also call at the station.