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 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 0.686 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.699 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.717 million |
| 2013/14 |
 0.666 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.649 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 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. 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 "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. 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.
On the westbound platform, there is a PERTIS 'Permit to Travel' passenger-operated ticket-issuing machine available at those times when the ticket office is closed.
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.
Refer to the National Rail web pages for additional information http://nationalrail.co.uk/stations/DUR.html#Station_Accessibility
Services
The station and all trains serving it are run by Southern, with the typical off-peak service consisting of the following:
Eastbound
- 1tph to Brighton
- 2tph to London Victoria
Westbound
- 1tph to Southampton Central
- 2tph to Littlehampton
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Worthing | Southern West Coastway Line |
Goring-by-Sea
or Angmering | ||
References
- 1 2 3 "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