About Ford Station
Ford railway station is a railway station in Ford, West Sussex, England. It is located on the West Coastway Line which runs between Brighton and Southampton. The station and the trains serving it are operated by Southern. LocationFord serves a rural community with only a few houses and one pub nearby, HMP Ford is about one mile south of the station. Adjacent to the station is a large model railway shop. Ford station is close to the junction from the West Coastway line to the Arun Valley Line and the short branch to Littlehampton. It is sometimes used as an interchange for those lines, however, due to the station's lack of facilities, most passengers prefer to change at Barnham. FacilitiesFord Station has a ticket office which is open for part of the day. There are PERTIS 'Permit to Travel' passenger-operated ticket-issuing machines available at the entrances from the road to both platforms at those times when the ticket office is closed. Ford was a 3 platform station but one platform was closed and is now abandoned and overgrown. Ticket office (1 Window)Waiting Rooms x2Vending Machine (Sells Tea & Coffee)ToiletsPost BoxSheltered seating around the stationDeparture Boards (1 on both platforms)Subway (linking platforms)Car Park
Ford Station Description
Ford railway station is a railway station in Ford, West Sussex, England. It is located on the West Coastway Line which runs between Brighton and Southampton. The station and the trains serving it are operated by Southern. LocationFord serves a rural community with only a few houses and one pub nearby, HMP Ford is about one mile south of the station. Adjacent to the station is a large model railway shop. Ford station is close to the junction from the West Coastway line to the Arun Valley Line and the short branch to Littlehampton. It is sometimes used as an interchange for those lines, however, due to the station's lack of facilities, most passengers prefer to change at Barnham. FacilitiesFord Station has a ticket office which is open for part of the day. There are PERTIS 'Permit to Travel' passenger-operated ticket-issuing machines available at the entrances from the road to both platforms at those times when the ticket office is closed. Ford was a 3 platform station but one platform was closed and is now abandoned and overgrown. Ticket office (1 Window)Waiting Rooms x2Vending Machine (Sells Tea & Coffee)ToiletsPost BoxSheltered seating around the stationDeparture Boards (1 on both platforms)Subway (linking platforms)Car Park