Station Details for Brighton

Station Alerts

• If you are changing trains at Brighton, you may need to exit through the ticket gates and re-enter using the correct ticket for the next leg of your journey.

  Please allow extra time if you are changing trains at Brighton.

Station Accessible information

• Step-free category:

  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.

• : A
• Helpline:

  Staff are available at this station from the first to last trains of the day, for providing assistance getting on and off the train and assisting around the station and platforms. Assistance can be provided unbooked (turn up and go) or pre booked up to two hours before departure by contacting Assisted Travel.

  Whether you pre book assistance or travel unbooked, please contact a member of staff on arrival. We recommend arriving 20 minutes prior to your train departing. This is to allow us to make sure arrangements are in place at your destination, or interchange, station such as the availability of staff and lifts. If there is insufficient time to check these arrangements, we may assist you onto the next available train.

  For further information on assisted travel please see:

  Accessibility at the station - Southern.

• Help Points:

  The Assistance Meeting Point is on the concourse outside WH Smith.

• Induction Loop: Induction loops are at designated listening areas
• Accessible Toilets: Yes
• Changing Places: No
• Staff Assistance:
  • Monday to Friday 03:45-01:45
  • Saturday 03:45-01:45
  • Sunday 03:45-01:45
• Train Ramp: Ramps are kept at this station to provide assistance
• Wheelchairs Available: No
• Passenger Assistance:
  • Assistance Meeting Point

    The Assistance Meeting Point is at the gateline.

• Drop-off / pick-up points:

  • Drop off and pick up points are located at the rear of the station.

  • Drop-off/pick-up

    The drop-off and/or pick-up point is on the same side of the road as the station

    This is a pick-up point only

    There is space for more than 5 vehicles to drop-off and/or pick-up

    There is no Help Point close to the drop-off and/or pick-up point

• Accessible ticket counters:
  • Ticket office

    There are ticket counters here

    There is a Low-Level counter here

    There are induction loops indicated at the low and high level counters

    There are no ticket machines here

• Accessible ticket machines:
  • Ticket buying and collection, station entrance. There is space in front of the ticket machine to manoeuvre a wheelchair. The controls are at a suitable height for wheelchair users
• Printed local info: There is accessible printed information available
• Announcements: Announcements are made both visually and audibly
• Customer service notes:

Station General information

• Station operator: Southern
• Ticket office:
  • Monday to Friday 03:45-01:45
  • Saturday 03:45-01:45
  • Sunday 03:45-01:45
• Ticket machines:
  • Ticket buying and collection, station entrance
• Collect online booked tickets: Yes
• London fare zone:
• Oyster card:
• Smartcard: Yes
• Contactless cards: No
• Sheltered waiting available: Yes
• Waiting rooms:
  • Passenger Lounge
• First class lounge: No
• Staffing level: Full Time
• Information from staff:
  • Yes - from help point
  • Yes - from information point
  • Yes - from ticket office
• Staff assistance:
  • Available
• Toilets:
  • Male toilet, main concourse
  • Female toilet, main concourse
  • Unisex accessible toilet, main concourse. This toilet is accessed with a RADAR key. The toilet entry handles may be operated by most people
  • Unisex accessible toilet and baby change facility, main concourse. This toilet is accessed with a RADAR key. The toilet entry handles may be operated by most people
• Baby changing available: Yes
• Transport links:
  • Replacement Bus.

    Please click the link for details regarding the rail replacement bus location.

    
    Rail Replacement Bus Map - Brighton 1
• CCTV available: Yes
• WiFi available:
• Refreshments: 1
• Shops: 1
• Luggage storage: No
• Lost property: Yes
• ATM machine: Yes
• Currency exchange: No
• Postbox: No
• Defibrillator available: No
• Trolleys available: No
• Cycle storage: 740 spaces. Stands.

  There is a purpose built cycle hub by the car park. 

  There is also cycle storage at the station front.

  Cycles are left at owners risk. Abandoned cycles may be removed.

• Car parks:
  • Accessible parking
  • Station Car Park.
    Spaces:633.
    

    Free parking is offered to all Blue Badge holders.

    Please ensure that your Blue Badge is displayed at all times when parking at any Thameslink, Southern or Great Northern station car parks. If dedicated Blue Badge bays are occupied, please park within any available standard bay (excluding premier bays) and display your Blue Badge.

    The car park at this station is controlled by automatic number plate recognition (ANPR), please ensure you follow the signage displayed in the car park to register your car for free parking as well as displaying your Blue Badge.

• Taxi rank available: No
• Customer information screens:
  • Departure Screens
  • Announcements
  • Arrival Screens

Station lift information

• No lift information available