Arun Valley Line

The Arun Valley Line, also known as the Mid Sussex Line, is part of the Southern-operated railway services. For the initial part of the route trains follow the Brighton Main Line, and at a junction south of Three Bridges the route turns westwards. It then runs via Crawley, Horsham (where there is a junction with the Mole Valley Line) and Arundel, before meeting the West Coastway Line at Arundel Junction. Trains on the Arun Valley Line then proceed to Portsmouth & Southampton.

[ ] Arun Valley Line
Legend
Brighton Main Line
Three Bridges
Crawley-2nd station
Crawley-1st station
Ifield
Faygate
Roffey Road HaltClosed 1937
Littlehaven
Mole Valley Line to London Victoria via Dorking
Horsham Jnc
Horsham
River Arun
Stammerham Junction
Christ's Hospital
to Guildford via Cranleigh Line
Itchingfield Junction
to Shoreham via Steyning Line Closed 1966
Billingshurst
Pulborough
Hardham Jnc for Midhurst Closed
Amberley
North Stoke Tunnel83yds
Arundel
Ford
West Coastway LineArundel Junction

Many stations on this line retain the short platforms which were originally built, not being extended by the Southern Railway when the line was modernized in the 1930s. This causes operational difficulties to this day, which require frequent platform and on-train announcements, telling passengers they must travel in the correct part of the train.

Read more about Arun Valley Line:  History, Services, Typical Off-peak Journey Times From London Victoria (via Redhill and Gatwick Airport), Typical Off-peak Journey Times From London Bridge (via Redhill and Gatwick Airport), Bibliography

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