Brighton railway station
Station exterior. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England | ||||
| Coordinates | 50°49′44″N 0°08′28″W / 50.8288°N 0.1411°W | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ310049 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | Govia Thameslink Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 8 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | BTN | ||||
| Classification | DfT category B | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 11 May 1840 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 17.356 million | ||||
| Interchange | 1.660 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 4.149 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.367 million | ||||
| 2021/22 | 11.228 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.926 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 14.053 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.893 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 14.548 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.981 million | ||||
Listed Building – Grade II* | |||||
| Feature | Brighton station including train sheds | ||||
| Designated | 30 April 1973 (amended 26 August 1999) | ||||
| Reference no. | 1380797 | ||||
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Brighton railway station is the principal station serving the city of Brighton in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, operated by Govia Thameslink Railway. It is the southern terminus of the Brighton Main Line, the western terminus of the East Coastway Line and the eastern terminus of the West Coastway Line. It is 50 miles 49 chains (50.61 miles, 81.45 km) from London Bridge via Redhill.
The station was built by the London & Brighton Railway in 1840–41, initially only connecting Brighton to Shoreham-by-Sea, westwards along the coast, in May 1840. In September 1841, it was connected inland to Haywards Heath and London Bridge via the new Clayton Tunnel; then in 1846 to the county town of Lewes to the east via the London Road Viaduct. The railway became the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway in 1846 following mergers with other railways with lines between Portsmouth and Hastings.
With 14.5 million passenger entries and exits in 2023-24, Brighton is the busiest station in East Sussex, the second busiest in South East England, and the seventh-busiest station in the country outside London.