Littlehaven railway station

Littlehaven
Location
Place	Little Haven, Horsham
Local authority	Horsham, West Sussex
Operations
Station code	LVN
Managed by	Southern
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	0.184 million
2005/06 *	0.205 million
2006/07 *	0.239 million
2007/08 *	0.245 million
2008/09 *	0.269 million
History
1848	Line opened
1 June 1907	Station opened (Rusper Road Halt)
1 July 1907	Renamed (Littlehaven Crossing Halt)
31 December 1907	Renamed (Littlehaven Halt)
5 May 1969	Renamed (Littlehaven)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Littlehaven from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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Littlehaven Railway Station serves the areas of Littlehaven, Holbrook and Roffey in the northeast of the town of Horsham, West Sussex. It is on the Arun Valley Line, and is the first station out of Horsham on that route going towards London.

History

The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway opened the first part of the line in 1848. However, the stations at Littlehaven, Roffey Road Halt and nearby Ifield were not opened until 1907; Littlehaven opened as Rusper Road Halt and subsequently changed to Littlehaven Crossing Halt and then Littlehaven Halt all within the first year of service. Similarly, Ifield was initially known as Lyons Crossing Halt. Roffey Road Halt closed in 1937.

The station was completely rebuilt with minimal facilities after traffic decreased.

Level crossing

There is a level crossing at the eastern (London) end of the platforms, where the line crosses Rusper Road. The crossing gates were considered for replacement with modern barriers in the early 1990s but as there was a history of late passengers running over the crossing to catch their train it was dismissed. Therefore the adjacent signal box is manned 24 hours a day. The only access between the platforms is via the crossing - there is neither footbridge nor subway.

Services

The station is operated and served by Southern services. The typical off-peak service pattern is:

• 2 tph to Horsham
• 2 tph to London Bridge

Facilities include disabled access to both platforms via side ramps from the level crossing, and a ticket office on the Horsham-bound platform. Its opening hours are 0640-1334 Monday-Saturday only.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Ifield or Faygate		Southern Arun Valley Line		Horsham

External links

• Train times and station information for Littlehaven railway station from National Rail

Coordinates: 51°04′48″N 0°18′29″W / 51.080°N 0.308°W / 51.080; -0.308