London Road Station

This is a cute little traditional station. It hardly seems it worth exisiting in some ways — it’s so near central Brighton station, and to walk between the two would barely take ten minutes.
However, it’s nice that it’s here. Its existence takes some of the presure of the main line station, and its a nice example of Victorian station architecture.
The ticket office isn’t always open, but there are machines on both platforms that take cards, and the inspectors on the East Coastway line tend to be fine about selling you tickets on the train.

OK. I’m not in any way advocating bunking trains. As that would be illegal wouldn’t it? And we love the companies so much as they run such a fantastic, punctual and reasonably priced service why would we???
If, you are heading home to Brighton and realised you have dropped your ticket and know your going to face a penalty fine and some stern looks from a very annoying jobs-​worth, just get off at Brighton but don’t go through the turnstiles. You wait for the next train to London Road station where on departure, you’ll find there is no ticket guard!
Once out of the station, there’s a nice pub opposite to enjoy a pint and reflect on your good fortune.

I love my little neighbourhood train station! Just a few days ago I was on my way to the Open House with some friends from out of town and one of them was like «Oooh this station is really sweet, but you never use it, right?»
WRONG! I use this station nearly every day, as it is a crucial part of my blissful 10 minute commute to work. At 9.13 my train rolls up, I step in to an uncrowded, air conditioned carriage, take a seat and thank my god damn lucky stars that I don’t live in London! Seriously, how wonderful is it to have a fully-​functioning train station around the corner that services Falmer, Lewes, Ore, and Seaford, among other countless South coast towns? I happen to think it’s pretty great! (As you may have guessed!).
It’s a pretty little station and although there are currently endless construction works taking place, it is usually a really peaceful place to wait for your ride, wherever you’re going. The station is also home to a ‘wildlife corridor’, with lots of birds and other animals making it their home.

London Road is just a small station– a quick stop on the train route to Lewes, or Falmer (where the University of Sussex campus resides) or onto Seaford. As such there isn’t much to say about it but I felt I should give it some attention as I use it several times a week. The station has a ticket office on the Prince’s Road side– otherwise known as the platform side that takes you into Brighton– which is quite pretty and old, so that the station looks a little like something out of an Agatha Christie novel. The main thing to know about this station however, besides its proximity to the Open House pub (see my review!) is that the station house is very rarely open. I have yet to figure out what the hours are but it seems to be closed whenever I have a question. There are ticket machines on both platforms but if these are broken or you have a more involved query then you are stuck– buy your ticket on the train as soon as you get on and ring national rail… because there is likely to be no one in the station house. It is, as I said, a small station so I don’t blame them for saving the money– I just wanted to warn you before you walk over to it! The platforms are kept very well maintained, there are places to shelter when it rains and on the frequent occasions that the ticket machines are vandalised, they replace them pretty quickly.