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Location notes
A bridge on the Brighton Main Line just south of Gatwick Airport station. London is a short train ride away as is Brighton.
Railway type and traffic
Classes 319 (in various liveries), 377 mainly. The class 460 'Gatwick Express' units will only run into the station and not pass under the bridge. There is also an occasional Class 220s Voyager.
Environment
A very quiet bridge over the south of Gatwick Airport station.
Road directions
M23 from Brighton or London and you will find the Airport well sign-posted! However I suggest you drive to Horley and take a train 1 stop.
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Gatwick Airport footbridge map co-ordinates
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Gatwick Airport footbridge map co-ordinates
Parking
Best to park at Horley and take a train to the airport unless you want to pay Airport parking charges.
Public transport
Go to Gatwick Airport station, enter the terminal and leave the airport turning to your right. When you reach the end of the terminal buildings you will see a car rental facility, walk through their car park and you will see a footpath sign, this will lead to the bridge.
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Amenities
Gatwick Airport has all the amenities you will need!
Accommodation
Gatwick Airport should has plenty of hotels, although they may not be cheap!
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Gatwick Airport footbridge
Streetmap links
Gatwick Airport footbridge general view map
Gatwick Airport footbridge close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Gatwick Airport footbridge
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Gatwick Airport footbridge
Googly map
Gatwick Airport footbridge general view map
Gatwick Airport footbridge close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Gatwick Airport footbridge
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Photographic notes
A very quiet footbridge, nobody ever uses it!! You can video, shoot in both directions with no problems.
The line is north south facing so it will favour southbound shots during most of the day. You may find you get some noise from the odd aircraft passing overhead.
The line is north south facing so it will favour southbound shots during most of the day. You may find you get some noise from the odd aircraft passing overhead.
General views - All photographs © Tony Rispoli unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south
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.
