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Littlehampton railway station is in Littlehampton in the county of West Sussex, England. The station and the trains serving it are operated by Southern. The station is a terminus at the end of a short branch off the West Coastway line. It currently has 4 platforms, two of which are of twelve carriage length, one of eight carriage length and one of seven carriage length. It is served by Class 377 "Electrostars" and Class 313 trains == History == A station called Arundel and Littlehampton opened in 1850 on the main Brighton–Portsmouth Line. This closed when the branch line to the town itself opened in August 1863, when a west-facing connection was made at ''Ford Junction''. In 1887, the third side of the triangle was constructed,〔Mitchell, Vic and Smith, Keith. ''South Coast Railways - Brighton to Worthing'' (1986). Middleton Press, Midhurst. ISBN 0-906520-34-7〕 allowing through running from the lines from Horsham and Brighton. The south junction was named ''Littlehampton Junction'', while the eastern connection was named ''Arundel Junction''.〔Ball, M. G. ''European Railway Atlas: British Isles (second edition)'' (1996), page 4. Ian Allan Publishing, Shepperton. ISBN 0-7110-2407-3〕 A station building similar to that at Arundel was provided; this lasted until 1937, after which redevelopment was severely delayed by the Second World War and planning disputes.〔Mitchell and Smith, photograph 107.〕 One original structure remained until 1986, when Network SouthEast started building a new concourse and ticket office. This was finished late in 1987, and was officially unveiled on 15 January 1988.〔Mitchell and Smith, photographs 107 and 121.〕〔Brown, David and Jackson, Alan A. (1990): ''Network SouthEast Handbook'', page 79. Capital Transport Publishing, Harrow Weald. ISBN 1-85414-129-5〕 〔Mitchell and Smith, photograph 109.〕 The line was electrified in 1938, with an official unveiling ceremony being held on 30 June 1938.〔Mitchell and Smith, photograph 116.〕 The station handled goods traffic until 1970.〔Mitchell and Smith, photograph 119.〕 There is a mechanical signal box to the north west of the station. 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「Littlehampton railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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