Ford train station

You can reach 58 stations directly from Ford on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Barnham, with 199 trains a day.

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Ford is the nearest station for postcodes in BN18. Check your own postcode.

58 direct destinations
1,686th busiest in Britain
Staffed part time
Step-free in part
12 parking spaces
1 bus stop nearby

Direct trains from Ford

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

Destination	Weekday	Saturday	Sunday
Barnham	199	186	138
Chichester	124	114	86
Angmering	109	105	65
Hove	109	105	67
Lancing	109	105	64
Portslade	109	105	64
Shoreham-by-Sea	109	105	67
Worthing	109	105	67
Brighton	107	103	66
Southwick	107	105	64
Havant	82	78	0
Emsworth	79	76	0
Southbourne	79	75	0
Bognor Regis	75	71	51
Amberley	68	68	33
Arundel	68	68	33
Billingshurst	68	68	33
Christ's Hospital	68	68	33
Horsham	68	68	33
Pulborough	68	68	33
Cosham	67	66	0
Fareham	67	66	0
Southampton Central	67	66	0
Swanwick	64	65	0
Woolston	64	65	0
Littlehampton	53	45	45
Portchester	49	63	0
East Worthing	46	37	63
Durrington-on-Sea	43	39	63
Goring-by-Sea	43	39	63
West Worthing	42	38	63
Aldrington	40	37	63
Fishersgate	40	37	63
Three Bridges	40	37	33
Crawley	39	36	33
Gatwick Airport	39	38	33
Clapham Junction	38	36	33
East Croydon	38	36	33
London Victoria	38	36	33
Fratton	14	10	0

and 18 more stations, each served less often.

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How busy Ford station is

116,966 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,686th busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 103,334 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between Ford and Littlehampton than any other pair: 13,444 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.

Sundays

Sunday is a different railway here: 40 stations instead of 58, a drop of about 31%. Saturday runs to 55.

Nearest other stations

Arundel 1.9 miles
Littlehampton 1.9 miles
Barnham 2.7 miles
Angmering 4.0 miles
Amberley 4.9 miles

Facilities at Ford station

Ford is staffed part time, with step-free access to part of the station.

Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:30 to 13:05 · Saturday: 06:30 to 13:05 · Sunday: closed

Toilets

Parking at Ford station

Station car park 12 spaces

Cycle parking: 14 spaces (stands).

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

Getting to Ford station

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

The nearest motorway junction is A3(M) J2 (Dell Piece), 19.0 miles west.

1 bus stop is within a short walk, the nearest being Railway Station.

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

Ford station elsewhere

National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
Wikipedia the station's history
OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from