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Christ's Hospital railway station is near Horsham, West Sussex. It was opened in 1902 by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and was intended primarily to serve Christ's Hospital, a large independent school which had moved to the area in that year. It now also serves the rural area to the west of Horsham. In order to alight from the train here, one must travel in the first seven carriages as the station has a short platform. Opened originally as ''Christ's Hospital (West Horsham)'', the station was until the mid-1960s an important junction with, in addition to the existing link to ''via'' , connections to Guildford ''via'' and ''via'' . ==Services and facilities== The typical Monday-Sunday off peak service is: *one train per hour to *one train per hour to For a period from the late 1960s until , many services did not stop at the station. The station has short platforms. The ticket office is now open from the first London bound train (Monday to Friday) which is about 06:30, until 10:40 when the office closes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Rail Enquiries: Station facilities for Christ's Hospital )〕 There is also a 'Quick Ticket' machine allowing passengers to purchase tickets when the office is closed.〔 In April 2009, Southern installed display screens to tell passengers when trains are due. In August 2012, the station won Southern's award for best small/medium station, being described as a "charming friendly station with a homely atmosphere, well presented flower beds and even a charity bookstall." The flower beds are maintained by the Aldingbourne Community Trust. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christ's Hospital railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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