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Brighton Hove Aldrington Portslade Fishersgate Southwick Shoreham-by-Sea Lancing East Worthing Worthing West Worthing Durrington-on-Sea Goring-by-Sea Angmering branch to Littlehampton Ford (for Arun Valley Line ) Barnham branch to Bognor Regis Chichester Fishbourne Bosham Nutbourne Southbourne Emsworth Warblington Havant (for Portsmouth Direct Line ) Bedhampton line to Portsmouth Cosham Portchester Fareham (for Eastleigh-Fareham Line ) Swanwick Bursledon Hamble Netley Sholing Woolston Bitterne St Denys (for South Western Main Line ) Southampton Central }} ''West Coastway Line'' is the name given by Southern Trains to the services operated by them along the south coast of West Sussex and Hampshire , to the west of Brighton , in the United Kingdom . For the purposes of this article, all the stations from Brighton to Southampton are included, plus the short branches to Littlehampton and Bognor Regis . SERVICES Southern Trains are the main operator of passenger services and stations on the line. Their primary route is a slow service (calling at most or all stations) from Brighton to Portsmouth . They also operate two regular clockface services from Victoria via Gatwick both of which avoid Brighton by using the loop line between Preston Park and Hove. One service runs to Littlehampton and the other to Southampton. There is also a service from Victoria via Gatwick and the Arun Valley Line that runs along the West Coastway line between Ford and Chichester. All of the Southern Trains services are operated by electric multiple-units. First Great Western and South West Trains share an hourly path between Brighton and Fareham . This provides a useful fast service along the line. Some services are extended to Southampton, Salisbury and beyond via the Wessex Main Line or the West Of England Main Line . Other services run north from Fareham to Basingstoke or Reading. Most of the First Great Western and South West Trains through services are operated by diesel multiple-units. South West Trains also operate regular services from Portsmouth to Southampton and from Portsmouth to London Waterloo via Fareham. HISTORY The lines now operated under the banner ''West Coastway Line'' were opened and operated by two companies: the London, Brighton And South Coast Railway (LBSCR) and the London And South Western Railway (LSWR). Opening dates were as follows
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With the junction at St Denys the West Coastway Line joins the route of the South Western Main Line EXTERNAL LINK Map of West Coastway route |
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