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The 'Arun Valley Line' is part of the Southern-operated 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 trains operating the Sutton & Mole Valley Lines) and Arundel before meeting the West Coastway Line at ''Arundel Junction''. Trains on the Arun Valley Line then proceed to Portsmouth.
The line is electrified at 750v DC (third rail).

Contents

History of the route

Services today

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

External links

History of the route

★ Three Bridges - Horsham: this first part of the route was opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway on 14 February 1848. The stations now at Ifield and Littlehaven were not opened with the line, both being opened on 1 June 1907: Ifield as ''Lyons Crossing Halt'' and Littlehaven as ''Rusper Road Halt''; both serving the outskirts of their nearby towns.

★ Horsham - Petworth (on the now-closed line to Midhurst): the section opened on 10 October 1859.

★ Horsham - Shoreham by Sea (another line now closed): this was the first link to the coast route opened on 16 September 1861, by a line from ''Itchingfield Junction'' south of Horsham.

★ The line now used by the Arun Valley Line services, from what was ''Hardham Junction'' south of Pulborough, to ''Arundel Junction'' on the coast line was finally opened on 3 August 1863, creating what was then known as 'Mid-Sussex route' serving Portsmouth.

★ Originally, the main route to London diverged at Horsham via Dorking and Sutton, however with the increase in demand at Gatwick Airport, the mainline services were re-routed to serve the airport in 1978.

Services today

There are currently two trains per hour on the route off-peak:

★ one stopping train, with a portion for Bognor Regis and a connection to Littlehampton

★ one semi-fast train terminating at Chichester, with a connection to Bognor Regis.

Typical off-peak journey times from London Victoria
(via Redhill and Gatwick Airport)

Based on December 2006 timetable.

Stations in italics are served by through trains but are not part of the Arun Valley Line.

Destination	Frequency	Stopping service	Semi-fast service	''Change for''
''Clapham Junction''	2 tph	6 minutes	6 minutes	Wimbledon, Woking, Guildford, Reading
''East Croydon''	2 tph	16 minutes	16 minutes	Croydon Tramlink, London Bridge, Caterham, Tattenham Corner
''Redhill''	2 tph	29 minutes	29 minutes	Reigate, Guildford, Edenbridge, Tonbridge
''Gatwick Airport''	2 tph	39 minutes	37 minutes
''Three Bridges''	2 tph	44 minutes	42 minutes	Haywards Heath, Brighton, Eastbourne, Worthing
Crawley	2 tph	47 minutes	45 minutes
Horsham	2 tph	56 minutes	54 minutes	Dorking, Leatherhead, Epsom, Sutton
Christs Hospital	1 tph	1 hour
Billingshurst	2 tph	1 hour 6 minutes	1 hour 2 minutes
Pulborough	2 tph	1 hour 13 minutes	1 hour 8 minutes
Amberley	1 tph	1 hour 20 minutes
Arundel	2 tph	1 hour 25 minutes	1 hour 17 minutes
''Ford''	1 tph	1 hour 30 minutes		Littlehampton, Worthing, Brighton
''Barnham''	2 tph	1 hour 34 minutes	1 hour 28 minutes	Bognor Regis, and also Littlehampton, Worthing, Brighton (Ford has reduced service)
''Chichester''	2 tph	1 hour 46 minutes	1 hour 36 minutes	Havant, Portsmouth Harbour, Southampton Central

Typical off-peak journey times from London Bridge
(via Redhill and Gatwick Airport)

Based on December 2006 timetable.

Stations in italics are served by through trains but are not part of the Arun Valley Line.

There are two trains per hour on this route. Some stations between London Bridge and Gatwick Airport have been omitted. Faygate is served during peak hours only.

Destination	Off-peak journey time	''Change for''
''East Croydon''	16 minutes	Croydon Tramlink, London Victoria, Caterham, Tattenham Corner
''Redhill''	36 minutes	Reigate, Guildford, Edenbridge, Tonbridge
''Gatwick Airport''	50 minutes
''Three Bridges''	56 minutes	Haywards Heath, Brighton, Eastbourne, Worthing
Crawley	1 hour
Ifield	1 hour 3 minutes
Littlehaven	1 hour 9 minutes
Horsham	1 hour 14 minutes	Dorking, Leatherhead, Epsom, Sutton

Bibliography

★ The Directory of Railway Stations, R.V.J.Butt,, , , Patrick Stephens Ltd, 1995, ISBN 1 85260 508 1

External links

★ Map showing Arun Valley Line route

★ Interactive map of Arun Valley Line stations, bus links and things to do

★ Ordnance Survey [1]