London Road (Brighton) railway station is a

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located in Round Hill, an inner suburb of

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, England. It is the first intermediate station on the Brighton branch of the East Coastway Line, down the line from station. The station is managed by Southern, who operate all services on the line. It is parenthesised London road (Brighton) to avoid confusion of the station of same name in Guildford, Despite its name, the station is not located on London Road, which passes some southwest of the station and bears the name Preston Road at the nearest point.

History

London Road (Brighton) station, which opened on 1 October 1877, features a design similar to other stations of the

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built during that period, such as

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and

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, resembling a Tuscan-style villa. It was built following housing development in the surrounding area. It was originally to be called Ditchling Rise, a more accurate name as London Road is 370m southwest. Until the Kemp Town branch line closed in 1971, trains to Kemp Town diverged from the Brighton – Lewes line here. The building on platform 2 (Lewes bound) was demolished in the early 1980s. The station had a substantial refurbishment at the end of 2004 with some add-on parts to the original building demolished. The station has been home to the ''Brighton Model Railway Club'' since 1971.

Services

All services at London Road are operated by Southern using EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 3 tph to * 2 tph to * 1 tph to During the peak hours, a number of additional services between Brighton, and also call at the station.

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Brighton Model Railway Club
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