Brighton
Station Information
Brighton is a staffed station served by Gatwick Express, Thameslink, Southern. Allow 10 minutes to change trains here.
How reliable is this station?
Of the 14780 services that called at Brighton over the last 30 days, 82.8% ran on time, 11.4% arrived more than 5 minutes late, and 5.8% were cancelled. Today has been broadly in line with that trend: 87% of 67 services so far are on time. The worst recent day was 26 Oct, when 100% of services were delayed. Live cancellations, platform changes, and short-notice delays update in the board above; the 30-day figures are updated nightly from National Rail Darwin data.
Which operators run through here?
Brighton is served by Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express. Southern runs the bulk of weekday services (around ~undefined/day), with the long-distance operators — Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express — adding the cross-country and London links. Tap any service on the board to view its full calling list, platform and delay history.
Where do trains from Brighton go?
The most common direct destination from Brighton is Haywards Heath (around 845+ trains per day), followed by Gatwick Airport, Burgess Hill, and Three Bridges. Direct services also run to 4 other destinations. The live board above shows every departure in the next hour; tap the chip to filter by destination or use the search above. 8 direct routes are published from this station, covering most major UK cities.
Current disruption affecting this station
There are no current disruption messages for Brighton. If a problem develops during your journey, Railly surfaces the same station messages National Rail shows in its app — refresh the board to see updates.
Door-side information at Brighton
Door-side predictions are available for every platform at Brighton. We use OpenTrainTimes signalling data combined with manual observation; confidence levels range from 'verified' (live TD + manual check) to 'predicted' (signalling-only). Tap any service to see which side the doors will open for your coach.
Accessibility at Brighton
Brighton has full step-free access and is fully staffed throughout opening hours. Help points are available on every platform. A bus stops are within a short walk. National Rail's Passenger Assist service can book assistance on any train from this station — recommend booking at least 2 hours before travel.
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Popular journeys from Brighton
Facilities
Ticket office hours
Mon–Fri 03:45–01:45
Sat 03:45–01:45
Sun 03:45–01:45
Information desk hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 03:45–01:45
Sat 03:45–01:45
Sun 03:45–01:45
Connections
Accessibility
Step-free and accessible travel
This is a Category A station: This station has step-free access to all platforms.
The Assistance Meeting Point is on the concourse outside WH Smith.