History
Historically, the station was planned to be the southern terminus of a new line running from the Midlands to the South Coast, and delivering holidaymakers to the new town of West Worthing; it was consequently built near the northern end of Grand Avenue, which runs from the station to the sea. The line was never constructed.
The station was built by J.T. Firbank and opened on 4 November 1889. It was expanded by the addition of a large goods yard in 1905 which catered for the produce of the large number of markets gardens in the area, but by 1932 part of the yard was given over to the carriage sheds which, until mid-2008, stood to the west of the station.
In August 2007, the Government announced that Thameslink project would finally proceed and in January 2008 demolition of the former depot building began. The building was removed because of asbestos and poor condition of the structure. At the moment there are no plans by Southern to use it and it is planned that FCC (First Capital Connect) will use it when the Thameslink 2000 project reaches completion. The point work and traction current is disconnected so it is not possible to put trains in there at the moment.
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