Durrington-on-Sea railway station is in Durrington, a suburb of Worthing in the county of West Sussex. The station is operated by Southern.
It is situated extremely close to Worthing College, the headquarters of West Sussex Primary Care NHS Trust and a large HM Revenue and Customs office.
The architecture and design of station has drawn criticism from locals as the "The grimmest stop in the South", but owners (Network Rail) and operator (Southern), refute claims of problems and cite lack of central government funding to rebuild stations . Facilities at the station are limited - there is no enclosed waiting room or toilets.
The station is staffed at the following times: Monday-Friday 0620-1645, Saturday 0720-1400, and Sunday 0810-1645.
On the westbound platform, there is a PERTIS 'Permit to Travel' passenger-operated ticket-issuing machine available at those times when the ticket office is closed.
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