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Brighton train station

Brighton is a major interchange: 108 stations can be reached from here without changing on a weekday, more than almost anywhere else on the network. The most frequent is Gatwick Airport, with 229 trains a day.

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Address: Brighton, BN1 3XP

Brighton is the nearest station for postcodes in BN88, BN50. Check your own postcode.

Direct trains from Brighton

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

DestinationWeekdaySaturdaySunday
Gatwick Airport229222174
Haywards Heath229222174
Burgess Hill165147168
East Croydon157150174
Three Bridges155147172
London Blackfriars15114391
St Pancras International15114391
Lewes150167107
Falmer149165107
Farringdon14313987
Hove142136101
Lancing14213668
Portslade14213668
Shoreham-by-Sea14213670
Worthing14213670
Southwick13913568
London Bridge13713696
Angmering13613067
City Thameslink134940
Barnham13312966
Chichester12812565
Moulsecoomb12210874
Hassocks11485140
London Road (Brighton)11210874
Preston Park1108082
Ford10710366
Havant98940
Bedford877661
Flitwick877562
Hampden Park877531
Luton878064
Luton Airport Parkway858064
Wivelsfield858082
Harpenden848064
St Albans City848064
Harlington827562
Leagrave827562
Balcombe817771
East Worthing796866
West Hampstead Thameslink798064

and 68 more stations, each served less often.

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Lines serving Brighton

Brighton is on the West Coastway Line, the Brighton Main Line and the East Coastway Line, each of which has its own page with the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.

How busy Brighton station is

15,328,450 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 28th busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 1,297,590 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between Brighton and London Victoria than any other pair: 1,801,680 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.

Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.

Changing from 3 March 2027

From 3 March 2027, Brighton gains 2 destinations including Merstham, Coulsdon South.

Nearest other stations

Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Brighton, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

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Facilities at Brighton station

Brighton is staffed full time, with step-free access to the whole station.

Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 03:45 to 01:45 · Saturday: 03:45 to 01:45 · Sunday: 03:45 to 01:45

Toilets · Waiting room

Parking at Brighton station

Cycle parking: 740 spaces (stands).

From National Rail's station record, last updated 24 August 2026.

Getting to Brighton station

Brighton station is in Brighton and Hove, South East, and is run by Govia Thameslink Railway (Southern).

The nearest motorway junction is M23 J11 (Pease Pottage), 17.8 miles north.

10 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Frederick Place.

Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.

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