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Location notes
Situated on the South Coast, on a branch which exits, via a triangular junction, the 'West Coastway' line between Brighton and Portsmouth.
Station has two two-faced island terminal platforms, platforms 1&2 are 12-car length whilst platform 3 takes 8 cars and platform 4 takes 6 cars. The station itself has two pairs of semaphore bracket signals, one for each platform pair. The rest of the branch is colour-light-signalled. The station building and short canopies are (reasonably) modern except for a part of the original engine shed behind platform 4 and the former goods shed, not now in railway use, adjacent to platform 1.
Station has two two-faced island terminal platforms, platforms 1&2 are 12-car length whilst platform 3 takes 8 cars and platform 4 takes 6 cars. The station itself has two pairs of semaphore bracket signals, one for each platform pair. The rest of the branch is colour-light-signalled. The station building and short canopies are (reasonably) modern except for a part of the original engine shed behind platform 4 and the former goods shed, not now in railway use, adjacent to platform 1.
Railway type and traffic
Passenger-only branch of approximately 1.5 miles length serving small seaside town. Regular train type is 377s, MPVs may also visit 'in season'. Also the occasional railtours.
Environment
Staffed station (until 2000) and train-crew point is in a central location in town, expect young people in evening and school holidays. One entrance / exit to platforms, sometimes location of ticket check dependant on time of day. Staff usually tolerant of enthusiast interest, occasional 'hired help' tend to be less so.
Road directions
From West:
From A27, approach Arundel 3 miles after A29 roundabout, at next roundabout take fourth exit (signed Clymping and Ford), follow over railway at Ford station, left at next roundabout onto A259 (Littlehampton), right at next roundabout (Littlehampton town centre), carriage shed and footbridge are shortly on left before station on left.
From East:
From A27, after exiting Worthing conurbation, turn left onto A280 (Lyminster and Littlehampton) at the traffic lights where the dual carriageway turns into single lane. Follow this road through Lyminster, over the level crossing and take the third exit at the roundabout onto the A259 westbound. Follow to the next roundabout, take the second exit (first is Tesco's) then for town centre as above.
From North:
Either approach on the A29 Bognor road, taking the A284 at the picnic spot, signed Arundel, follow to roundabout on A27 and take the third exit, then follow for Clymping and Ford as per west approach,
OR
approach on A24 Worthing road, take the A280 to Littlehampton at Findon which meets the A27 coming out of Worthing then follow as from east approach.
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Littlehampton Station map co-ordinates
From A27, approach Arundel 3 miles after A29 roundabout, at next roundabout take fourth exit (signed Clymping and Ford), follow over railway at Ford station, left at next roundabout onto A259 (Littlehampton), right at next roundabout (Littlehampton town centre), carriage shed and footbridge are shortly on left before station on left.
From East:
From A27, after exiting Worthing conurbation, turn left onto A280 (Lyminster and Littlehampton) at the traffic lights where the dual carriageway turns into single lane. Follow this road through Lyminster, over the level crossing and take the third exit at the roundabout onto the A259 westbound. Follow to the next roundabout, take the second exit (first is Tesco's) then for town centre as above.
From North:
Either approach on the A29 Bognor road, taking the A284 at the picnic spot, signed Arundel, follow to roundabout on A27 and take the third exit, then follow for Clymping and Ford as per west approach,
OR
approach on A24 Worthing road, take the A280 to Littlehampton at Findon which meets the A27 coming out of Worthing then follow as from east approach.
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Littlehampton Station map co-ordinates
Parking
Station has a pay and display car park, quiet in the week, limited on-street parking around. Currently the daily rate for this car park is £2.80 a day
Public transport
Littlehampton has a half-hourly eastbound service, one a Victoria semi-fast the other a Brighton stopper and an hourly westbound service to Barnham and Bognor Regis. Additional services are provided in the peaks, including one return service a weekday direct between Horsham, Arundel and Littlehampton.
Bus route no. 700, run by Stagecoach between Portsmouth and Brighton, stops half-hourly at the station before running into the town centre. Station side of road is Littlehampton and Brighton-bound, cross the road for Portsmouth-bound services.
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Bus route no. 700, run by Stagecoach between Portsmouth and Brighton, stops half-hourly at the station before running into the town centre. Station side of road is Littlehampton and Brighton-bound, cross the road for Portsmouth-bound services.
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Amenities
The station has a kiosk selling drinks, newspapers and light snacks until approx. 14:00 except Sundays, toilets are available but a key may need to be obtained. Three public houses, the 'Arun View', 'Steam Packet' and 'Locomotive' are visible from the station whilst more can be found in the town centre along with shops, cafes and take-aways. The front of the station is a taxi rank.
Accommodation
The 'Arun View' and 'Steam Packet', adjacent to each other, offer accommodation, further Bed and Breakfasts are available within 15 minutes walk along and near to the sea front.
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Littlehampton Station
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Littlehampton Station
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Littlehampton Station
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Photographic notes
The branch runs south-easterly but the line into the station swings towards the east in the station throat. Light is good for platform photos of trains approaching the station through most of the day but the buffer stops will tend to be shaded. Trains departing platforms 3 and 4 can be pictured passing their bracket signal from Platform 2, to picture trains departing past the bracket signal of platform 1 and 2 you will need to go out onto the adjacent main road and look over the low wall (about 5ft high) or through the fence. The former goods shed adjacent to Platform 1 casts a shadow across the platforms from mid-afternoon onwards at about the 8-car mark from the buffers. Gloucester Road, a residential road which runs behind platform 4 and the signal box, is not recommended for photography from road level because of the vegetation.
General views - All photographs © Stephen Hodgson unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south east
View of station from Platform 3/4
Fig 2 - Looking west
View of station throat from Platform 1/2, the signal box is hidden behind the train.
Fig 3 - Looking east
View of station from road showing goods shed
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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.
