| Billingshurst | |
| Symbol Location: | gb |
| Symbol: | rail |
| Borough: | Billingshurst, Horsham, West Sussex |
| Country: | England |
| Grid Name: | Grid reference |
| Manager: | Southern |
| Platforms: | 2 |
| Code: | BIG |
| Classification: | DfT category E |
| Opened: | 10 October 1859 |
| Footnotes: | Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Billingshurst Railway Station serves the market town of Billingshurst, in West Sussex, England. It is on the Arun Valley Line 44chain71chain down the line from via . The station is operated by Southern. The signalbox was believed to be the oldest operational box in the country, and in May 2016 was moved to Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre.[1]
Until 2006 both platforms were only 4 coaches long. Since then the platform for trains towards Pulborough has been extended to take 8 coaches and more recently the London-bound platform has also now been extended to 8-car length.[2]
The station was built by the Mid-Sussex Railway and opened along with the line from Horsham to Petworth on 10 October 1859. From the outset, the line was worked by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway, which bought it out in 1862.
All services at Billingshurst are operated by Southern using EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
On Sundays, there is an hourly service but southbound trains divide at with an additional portion of the train travelling to .