History
The first railway to reach Pulborough was the line from Horsham
to Petworth, opened on 10 October 1859 and extended to Midhurst in
1866. Pulborough and Billingshurst were the only two intermediate
stations at the time. Four years later, a link was made to the
Brighton to Portsmouth line; the line diverged from the Petworth
branch at Hardham Junction, just south of Pulborough. Three
platform faces were provided: a Down side platform on which the
main station buildings stood, and an island platform whose western
face was used by Midhurst line trains. By World War II, these
terminated at Pulborough rather than running to Horsham or beyond.
Goods facilities and a cattle market were provided.
Services
Passenger train services to Midhurst and Petersfield ceased in
1955, leaving just the Arun Valley Line serving Pulborough. The
goods yard was closed in the mid 1960s and converted into a car
park whilst the goods shed is now a car repair centre. The
buildings, including a large, wide canopy on the island platform,
remain largely unchanged with only two platform faces are now in
use. The former up loop line used by Midhurst line trains has been
removed. The standard service, provided by Southern, consists of
two tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria, 2 tph to Bognor
Regis.
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