Ford railway station
Ford railway station is a railway station in Ford, West Sussex, England. It is located on the West Coastway Line which runs between Brighton and Southampton and it is down the line from via . The station and the trains serving it are operated by Southern. Location. Ford serves a rural community with only a few houses and one pub nearby, HMP Ford is about one mile south of the station. Adjacent to the station is the large model railway shop Gaugemaster. Ford station is close to the junction from the West Coastway line to the Arun Valley  Line and the short branch to Littlehampton. It is sometimes used as an interchange for those lines, however, due to the station's lack of facilities, most passengers prefer to change at Barnham. Facilities. Ford station has a ticket office which is open for part of the day. There are PERTIS 'Permit to Travel' passenger-operated ticket-issuing machines available at the entrances from the road to both platforms at those times when the ticket office is closed. Ford was a 3 platform station but one platform was closed and is now abandoned and overgrown. Information. The station is staffed  Monday-Saturday 06:30-13:20 and Sunday 08:10-15:40. It has CCTV installed. Services. All services at Ford are operated by Southern using and EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: Accidents and incidents. On 5 August 1951, an electric multiple unit overran signals and was in a rear-end collision with another at the station. Ten people were killed and 46 were injured.