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Location notes
Horsham station is located about 1-2 miles out from the main town centre.
Railway type and traffic
Southern 377s, 319s and 455s. The occasional charter working, often including the Cathedrals Express.
Update:Network Rail have been using the old yard, to the north of the road bridge, to stable and load the MPVs used throughout the area on RHTT, weedkilling and de-icing duties. You can normally see four or five of these sets clearly from the road bridge. There are also, more often than not, one or two track machines present.
Update:Network Rail have been using the old yard, to the north of the road bridge, to stable and load the MPVs used throughout the area on RHTT, weedkilling and de-icing duties. You can normally see four or five of these sets clearly from the road bridge. There are also, more often than not, one or two track machines present.
Environment
Horsham is a quiet town, with not too much by way of trouble. Having said that, it is best to avoid the housing estate behind the station after dark.
Road directions
Follow the M23 from the M25 (signs to Gatwick), carry on along the motorway and it is easily signposted from two junctions on. Follow the A264 and take the road towards Horsham Industrial Estate. The station is then signposted.
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Horsham map co-ordinates
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Horsham map co-ordinates
Parking
There is a pay and display car park round the back of the station, or a Park and ride into the town centre and a bus service to the station.
Public transport
There are regular trains from London (Victoria), Gatwick, Three Bridges, Portsmouth, or buses serving the local area.
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Amenities
There are toilets on the station, and a small shop on the concourse and a pub just outside the station. There is a Tesco Express 10-15 min walk away (over the bridge and straight on) or several buses into the town centre where there are fast food outlets and two supermarkets. Also, there is a small cafe in the nearby park, next to the Council Offices.
Accommodation
The Kings Head hotel in Horsham, and several in nearby Crawley or Gatwick.
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Photographic notes
The road bridge offers the best view of Down (southbound) trains, plus a view of the old yard. The light is good throughout much of the day, and all angles are available.
From the platforms, the straight section to the south is good.
From the platforms, the straight section to the south is good.
General views - All photographs © Christopher Ward unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
The view north from the road bridge.
Fig 2 - Looking north
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
