Global InformationBrighton railway station information
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Brighton  | |||||
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 Station exterior. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Brighton England | ||||
| Coordinates | 50°49′44″N 0°08′28″W / 50.8288°N 0.1411°W | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ310049 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | Govia Thameslink Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 8 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | BTN | ||||
| Classification | DfT category B | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 11 May 1840 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  17.385 million | ||||
| Interchange | 1.622 million | ||||
| 2019/20 |  17.356 million | ||||
| Interchange | 1.660 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 4.149 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.367 million | ||||
| 2021/22 | 11.228 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.926 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 14.053 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.893 million | ||||
Listed Building – Grade II* | |||||
| Feature | Brighton station including train sheds | ||||
| Designated | 30 April 1973 (amended 26 August 1999) | ||||
| Reference no. | 1380797[1] | ||||
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Brighton railway station is the southern terminus of the Brighton Main Line, the western terminus of the East Coastway Line and the eastern terminus of the West Coastway Line in England, and the principal station serving the city of Brighton, East Sussex. It is 50 miles 49 chains (50.61 miles, 81.45 km) from London Bridge via Redhill. The station has six bus stops which are served by Brighton & Hove bus routes 1, 1A, N1, 5B, 6, 7, N7, 12, 12A, 12X, 13X, 14, 14C, 18, 24, 26, 27, 27B, 27C, 46, 48, 49, 55, 59 and 79.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
The station is managed by Govia Thameslink Railway, which operates all of the services.
It was built by the London & Brighton Railway in 1840–41, initially only connecting Brighton to Shoreham-by-Sea, westwards along the coast, in May 1840. It finally connected a year later inland to Haywards Heath and London Bridge in September 1841 via the just-completed Clayton Tunnel; and then in 1846 to the county town of Lewes to the east via the London Road Viaduct. The railway became the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway in 1846 following mergers with other railways with lines between Portsmouth and Hastings.
With over 14 million passenger entries and exits in 2022/23, Brighton is the busiest station in East Sussex, the second busiest in South East England, and the seventh-busiest station in the country outside London.[8]
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- ^ "Brighton Station (Stop B)". buses.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Brighton Station (Stop C)". buses.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Brighton Station (Stop D)". buses.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Brighton Station (Stop E)". buses.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Brighton Station (Stop H)". buses.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Office of Rail & Road".