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Encyclopedia > Arun Valley Line
Arun Valley Line
Principal stations (from north to south)

(Brighton Main Line)
Crawley
Ifield
Faygate
Littlehaven
Horsham
(for Sutton & Mole Valley lines)
Christs Hospital
Billingshurst
Pulborough
Amberley
Arundel
(West Coastway Line) The Brighton Main Line is the railway line from London Victoria and London Bridge to Brighton. ... Faygate Station is located on the Arun Valley Line, between Littlehaven and Ifield. ... Horsham railway station serves the town of Horsham in West Sussex. ... The Sutton & Mole Valley Lines are commuter lines in south London and Surrey. ... The West Coastway Line is a railway line from Brighton to Littlehampton, Bognor Regis, Chichester, Portsmouth and Southampton. ...

The Arun Valley Line is part of the Southern-operated services. For the initial part of the route trains follow the Brighton Main Line, and at a junction south of Three Bridges the route turns westwards. It then runs via Crawley, Horsham (where there is a junction with trains operating the Sutton & Mole Valley Lines) and Arundel before meeting the West Coastway Line at Arundel Junction. Trains on the Arun Valley Line then proceed to Portsmouth. A Southern Class 171 Turbostar on display at the York Railfest exhibition on 3rd June 2004 prior to entering service. ... The Brighton Main Line is the railway line from London Victoria and London Bridge to Brighton. ... Three Bridges railway station serves Three Bridges, in Crawley, East Sussex. ... Map sources for Crawley at grid reference TQ2736 Crawley is a town and local government district in West Sussex, England. ... Map sources for Horsham at grid reference TQ3324 Horsham is a market town and district in West Sussex, England. ... The Sutton & Mole Valley Lines are commuter lines in south London and Surrey. ... Arundel is a town in the South Downs of West Sussex in the south of England. ... The West Coastway Line is a railway line from Brighton to Littlehampton, Bognor Regis, Chichester, Portsmouth and Southampton. ... This article is about the English city of Portsmouth. ...


History of the route

  • Three Bridges - Horsham: this first part of the route was opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway on 14 February 1848. The stations now at Ifield and Littlehaven were not opened with the line, both being opened on 1 June 1907: Ifield as Lyons Crossing Halt and Littlehaven as Rusper Road Halt; both serving the outskirts of their nearby towns.
  • Horsham - Petworth (on the now-closed line to Midhurst): the section opened on 10 October 1859.
  • Horsham - Shoreham by Sea (another line now closed): this was the first link to the coast route opened on 16 September 1861, by a line from Itchingfield Junction south of Horsham.
  • The line now used by the Arun Valley Line services, from what was Hardham Junction south of Pulborough, to Arundel Junction on the coast line was finally opened on 3 August 1863, creating what was then known as Mid-Sussex route serving Portsmouth.

The LB&SCRs coat of arms, displayed above the entrance to Gipsy Hill railway station. ... Petworth is a small town in West Sussex, England. ... Midhurst is a market town in West Sussex with a population of approximately 5000. ... Shoreham-by Sea railway station is in Shoreham-by-Sea in the county of West Sussex. ...

Services today

There are currently two trains per hour on the route to Portsmouth Harbour at normal times:

  • one stopping train, with a portion for Bognor Regis and a connection to Littlehampton
  • one semi-fast train terminating at Chichester, with a connection to Bognor Regis.

External link

Map showing Arun Valley Line route

Railway lines in Great Britain: Class 180 Multiple Unit of First Great Western at speed near Yate, Bristol, England. ...

High-speed main lines:

Channel Tunnel Rail Link - Channel Tunnel Model showing the current redevelopment of the Kings Cross area with the Channel Tunnel Rail Link terminal behind the barrel-vaulted St Pancras Station on the left. ... Channel Tunnel The English terminal at Cheriton, from the Pilgrims Way The Channel Tunnel, (French: le tunnel sous la Manche; once popularly nicknamed the Chunnel in English) is a 50-km-long rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Straits of Dover, connecting Cheriton in Kent, England and Sangatte...

'Classic' main lines:

Cross-Country - East Coast - Great Eastern - Great Western - Midland - West Coast The Cross Country Route (MR) is the name given to a major British rail route, running from South West England via Bristol, Birmingham, Derby and Sheffield to North East England and Scotland. ... The East Coast Main Line viaduct at Durham. ... The Great Eastern Main Line is the railway line from London Liverpool Street to Ipswich and Norwich. ... Categories: Rail stubs | British railway lines ... The Midland Main Line is a main railway line in the United Kingdom and is part of the British railway system. ... The WCML at Rugby The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ...

Other main lines:

Brighton - Chiltern - Chatham - Hastings - Highland - Kent Coast - London, Tilbury & Southend - North Wales - Portsmouth Direct - Settle-Carlisle - Shrewsbury-Wolverhampton - South Wales - South Western - Welsh Marches - Wessex - West Anglia - West of England The Brighton Main Line is the railway line from London Victoria and London Bridge to Brighton. ... The Chiltern Main Line is a name for the railway line between London Marylebone and Birmingham Snow Hill stations. ... The Chatham Main Line runs from London Victoria to Dover Priory via the Medway Towns (of which Chatham is one, hence the name). ... The Hastings Line is a railway line in Kent and Sussex, which links Hastings with Tonbridge, and from there into London via Sevenoaks. ... The Highland Main Line is a railway line in Scotland. ... The Kent Coast Line runs from Faversham, where it meets the Chatham Main Line, to Dover Priory via Ramsgate. ... Fenchurch Street Station The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LT&SR) was a British railway company, and line built by that company, linking London eastwards along the north bank of River Thames to Tilbury and Southend. ... The North Wales Coast Line is the railway line from Crewe to Holyhead. ... The Portsmouth Direct Line runs from London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour via Wimbledon, Woking, Guildford, Haslemere and Havant, where it links with the West Coastway Line. ... The Settle-Carlisle Railway (S&C) is a 72 mile (115 km) long main-railway line in northern England. ... The Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line (and previously to Birmingham) is the railway line from Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton via Wellington. ... The South Western Main Line is the railway line from London Waterloo to Weymouth on the Dorset coast. ... The Welsh Marches Line is the railway line from Newport to Shrewsbury via Abergavenny, Hereford and Craven Arms. ... The Wessex Main Line is the railway line from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton. ... The West Anglia Main Line is one of the two main lines which run from London Liverpool Street, the other being the Great Eastern Main Line. ... The West of England Main Line is the railway line from London Waterloo to Exeter. ...

Secondary routes:

Airedale - Arun Valley - Ayrshire Coast - Birmingham-Peterborough - Caldervale - Cambridge-Norwich - Cotswold - Dearne Valley - East Coastway - Golden Valley - Glasgow South Western - Hallam - Harrogate - Harwich - Hope Valley - Huddersfield - Lea Valley - Leeds-Bradford - Medway Valley - North Downs - Pontefract - Robin Hood - Riviera - Wakefield - West Coastway - York & Selby The Airedale Line is the name given to one of the rail services in the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England. ... The Ayrshire Coast Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban rail network. ... The Birmingham to Peterborough Line is an important railway line in the United Kingdom, linking the Midlands to East Anglia. ... The Caldervale line is a railway from Leeds to Manchester Victoria and Blackpool North in the north of England. ... The Breckland Line runs from Cambridge in Cambridgeshire to Norwich in Norfolk, in East Anglia, England. ... A First Great Western Link Network Express Turbo unit at Evesham station on 19th September 2004, with a service for London Paddington. ... The Dearne Valley line is a railway connecting Sheffield and Rotherham with York in the North of England. ... East Coastway is the name given by Southern Trains to the services operated from London Victoria along the south coast of Sussex and Kent to the east of Brighton. ... The Golden Valley Line is a railway line from Swindon to Standish Junction, which is just south of Gloucester. ... The Hallam Line is a railway connecting Leeds and Sheffield via Barnsley in the North of England. ... The Harrogate line is a railway connecting Leeds, Harrogate, Knaresborough and York in the north of England. ... The Hope Valley Line is a railway line in England linking Sheffield with Manchester. ... The Huddersfield line is a railway from Leeds to Liverpool and Manchester in England Within West Yorkshire it stops at the following stations (ordered going away from Leeds): Metrocard Zone 1 Leeds Metrocard Zone 2 Cottingley Morley Batley Metrocard Zone 3 Dewsbury Ravensthorpe Wakefield Kirkgate (Also on the Pontefract and... The Lea or Lee Valley Lines are three commuter lines and two branches in North East London, so named because they run along the valley of the River Lee (or Lea). ... The Leeds-Bradford Lines services are those included in the West Yorkshire Metro area system of Lines. ... The Medway Valley Line is the name given to the railway line linking Strood and the Medway Towns with Maidstone West and onward to Paddock Wood and Tonbridge. ... The North Downs Line runs between the Brighton Main Line and the Great Western Main Line, linking many centres of population along the North Downs. ... The Pontefract line is a railway connecting Leeds, Pontefract, Wakefield and Goole in the North of England. ... The Robin Hood Line is a rail line running from Nottingham city centre to Worksop, Nottinghamshire. ... The Riviera Line is the railway line from Exeter to the English Riviera resorts of Torquay and Paignton. ... The Wakefield line is a railway connecting Leeds and Wakefield with Sheffield and Doncaster in the north of England. ... The West Coastway Line is a railway line from Brighton to Littlehampton, Bognor Regis, Chichester, Portsmouth and Southampton. ... The York & Selby Lines is the name given to a group of services in the West Yorkshire Metro area, connecting Leeds with places to its north and east: as well as the Northern Rail local services to York and Selby, the services extend to: Newcastle by TransPennine Express and Virgin...

Commuter lines:

Alton - Argyle - Bexleyheath - Birmingham Cross-City - Braintree - Butetown - Cardiff City - Caterham - Catford Loop - Chase - Coryton - Dartford Loop - Gospel Oak-Barking - Hayes - Hounslow Loop - Inverclyde - Ivanhoe - Maesteg - Merthyr - Mid-Kent - Morecambe - North Clyde - North Kent - North London - Northern City - Oxted - Rhondda - Rhymney - Romford-Upminster - Severn Beach - Sheerness - South London - St Albans Abbey - Sutton & Mole Valley - Tattenham Corner - Vale of Glamorgan - Walsall - Waterloo-Reading - West London - Wharfedale - Whifflet The Alton Line is a line of railway stations in the south of England, stretching from Alton to Ash Vale, served by South West Trains passenger services. ... The Argyle Line is a suburban railway located in West Central Scotland. ... The Bexleyheath Line is last of the three rail routes created between the outskirts of London and Dartford in Kent. ... The Cross_City Line is a suburban railway line in the West Midlands region of England. ... The Braintree Branch Line is a branch line from Witham to Braintree in Essex. ... The Butetown Branch Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff Bay and Butetown to Cardiff city centre. ... The City Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Radyr via the eastern suburbs of Cardiff. ... The Caterham Line is a commuter service in south London and Surrey, connecting Caterham with London. ... The Catford Loop line was opened by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway on 1 Jul 1892; it had been incorporated as the Shortlands and Nunhead Railway in 1889. ... Map of the Chase Line. ... The Coryton Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Heath, Ty Glas, Rhiwbina, Whitchurch and Coryton. ... The Dartford Loop Line is one of three lines linking London with Dartford in Kent, England. ... The Gospel Oak to Barking line is a train line in North and East London which connects Gospel Oak in North London to Barking in East London. ... The Hayes Line - part of which was the Mid-Kent Railway - is the name given to the railway service operated by South Eastern Trains between Charing Cross or Cannon Street and Hayes in the London Borough of Bromley. ... The Hounslow Loop Line is a rail link situated in south east London, operated by South West Trains. ... Inverclyde Line is a railway line in Glasgow. ... The Ivanhoe Line is the name given to local passenger services operated on the Midland Main Line between Leicester and Loughborough. ... The Maesteg Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Bridgend and Maesteg. ... The Merthyr Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare. ... The Mid-Kent line is the successor to railways built by the Mid Kent Railway between 1857 and 1882. ... The Morecambe Branch Line is a railway line from Lancaster to Morecambe and Heysham where services connect with the ferry service to Douglas on the Isle of Man. ... The North Clyde Line (sometimes called the North Electric line) is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland. ... The North Kent Line was the means by which the South Eastern Railway (SER) were able to connect its system to London at London Bridge. ... The North London Line is a railway line through northern London. ... The Northern City Line is the railway line from Moorgate to Finsbury Park in London. ... The Oxted Line is a railway line in southern England. ... The Rhondda Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Pontypridd, Porth, Ystrad Rhondda and Treherbert. ... The Rhymney Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Heath, Caerphilly, Bargoed and Rhymney. ... The Upminster Branch Line is a branch line from Romford to Upminster. ... The Severn Beach Line is a railway line from Bristol to Severn Beach in South Gloucestershire, via Clifton and Avonmouth. ... The Sheerness Line connects Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent with Sittingbourne on the mainland, and with the Chatham Main Line for trains to London and elsewhere in Kent. ... There South London Line, operated by Southern, runs from Victoria to London Bridge. ... The St Albans Abbey Branch Line is a railway line from Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey. ... The Sutton & Mole Valley Line is the name given to the commuter services in south London and Surrey operated by the Southern from London (Victoria and London Bridge to Horsham and Epsom Downs. ... The Tattenham Corner Line is a railway line in Southern England. ... The Vale of Glamorgan Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Bridgend via Barry, Rhoose and Llantwit Major. ... Map of the Chase Line. ... The Waterloo to Reading line is one of the suburban lines operated by South West Trains (SWT) in England. ... The West London Line is a short overground railway linking Clapham Junction in the south to Willesden Junction in the north. ... The Wharfedale line is a railway line connecting Leeds and Bradford with Ilkley in West Yorkshire. ... The Whifflet Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban rail network. ...

Rural lines:

Atlantic Coast - Avocet - Bittern - Buxton - Cambrian - Crouch Valley - Cumbrian Coast - Conwy Valley - Derwent Valley - Durham Coast - East Suffolk - Esk Valley - Far North - Felixstowe - Fen Line - Furness - Heart of Wales - Heart of Wessex - Island Line - Kyle of Lochalsh - Looe Valley - Lymington - Maritime - Marshlink - Marston Vale - Penistone - Ribble Valley - St Ives - Sudbury - Tamar Valley - Tarka - Tees Valley - Tyne Valley - West Highland - Wherry - Windermere - Yorkshire Coast The Atlantic Coast Line is a railway line from Par, near St. ... The Avocet Line is the railway line from Exeter to Exmouth. ... The Bittern Line is a railway line from Norwich to Cromer and Sheringham in Norfolk. ... --213. ... The Cambrian Line is a railway from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth and Pwllheli. ... The Cumbrian Coast Line runs from Carlisle to Barrow_in_Furness via Workington and Whitehaven. ... The Conwy Valley Line is a railway line in North Wales. ... The Derwent Valley Line is a railway line from Derby to Matlock in Derbyshire. ... The Durham Coast Line links Newcastle with Middlesborough via Sunderland and Hartlepool. ... The East Suffolk Line is a railway line from Ipswich to Lowestoft in Suffolk. ... The Esk Valley Line is the railway line from Middlesbrough to Whitby. ... The Far North Line is a rural line in northern Scotland. ... The Felixstowe Branch Line is a railway line from Ipswich to Felixstowe in Suffolk. ... The Fen Line runs from Cambridge in Cambridgeshire to Kings Lynn in Norfolk, in East Anglia, England. ... The Furness Line runs from Barrow_in_Furness to Ulverston and Grange_over_Sands, connecting with the West Coast Main Line at Carnforth. ... The Heart of Wales Line is the railway line from Llanelli to Craven Arms. ... The Heart of Wessex Line is a railway line from Bristol to Westbury to Weymouth. ... Isle of Wight unit 483 001 in 1989, when the line was run by Network SouthEast Island Line is the smallest of the Train Operating Companies that make up Britains National Rail network. ... The Kyle of Lochalsh Line is a railway line in the Scottish Highlands, running from Dingwall to Kyle of Lochalsh. ... The Looe Valley Line is a railway line from Liskeard to Looe in Cornwall. ... The Lymington Branch Line is the railway line from Brockenhurst to Lymington in the United Kingdom. ... The Maritime Line is a railway line from Truro to Falmouth in Cornwall. ... The Marshlink Line is the name given to services on the railway line linking Ashford with Hastings. ... The Marston Vale Line is the railway line from Bletchley to Bedford. ... The Penistone Line is the name given to one of the rail services, operated by Northern Rail, in the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England. ... The Ribble Valley Line is a railway line that runs from Blackburn to the small market town of Clitheroe in Lancashire. ... The St Ives Bay Line is a railway line from St Erth to St Ives in Cornwall. ... The Sudbury Branch Line is the railway line from Marks Tey to Sudbury. ... The Tamar Valley Line is a railway line from Devonport in Plymouth, to Gunnislake near Tavistock in Devon. ... The Tarka Line is a railway line from Exeter to Barnstaple in Devon. ... The Tyne Valley Line, also known as the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway (N&CR), is a railway line in northern England. ... The West Highland Line is one of the most romantic railway lines in Britain, linking the fishing port of Mallaig on the west coast to Glasgow. ... The Wherry Lines are the railway lines from Norwich to Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft. ... The Windermere Branch Line is the railway line from Oxenholme to Kendal and Windermere, originally part of the Kendal and Windermere Railway. ...

Closed major routes:

Great Central - Honeybourne - Somerset & Dorset - Waverley - Woodhead The Great Central Railway (GCR) was the latter day name of a railway company of the United Kingdom which earlier was known as the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR). ... The Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR) was an English railway company jointly owned by the Midland Railway and the London and South Western Railway. ... The Waverley Route is an abandoned railway line that ran south from Edinburgh in Scotland, through Midlothian and the Scottish Borders to Carlisle in England. ... The western portals of the Woodhead Tunnels in 2004, from the former Woodhead Station. ...


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Arun Valley Rail Partnership - promoting Train Travel in the Arun Valley (299 words)
AVRUA is an organisation which represents and campaigns for the interests of rail users in the Arun Valley
The Arun Valley Rail Partnership is a grouping of some 30 organisations and individuals - Parish and District Councils, local Community Partnerships, bus companies, Sustrans, South Downs Joint Committee, Arundel Festival and Gatwick Airport.
On the Arun Valley line, modern, air-conditioned trains can take you to the South Downs, the market towns of Arundel, Pulborough and Billingshurst, the employment and shopping centres of Horsham, Crawley and Chichester, the coastal resorts of Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, or to Gatwick Airport and London.
Arundel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (386 words)
The River Arun, which was named after the town, runs through the western side of the town.
It became part of the Arun district, and now is a civil parish with a town council.
Rail: Arundel railway station is on the Arun Valley Line
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