wide canopy runs for most of the length of the platform. Future developments In 2007, a Department for Transport white paper on the Thameslink Programme contained proposals to extend the Thameslink network to various additional routes in southern England; one of these would have been the section of the West Coastway line between Hove and Littlehampton, with services running via the Cliftonville Curve from the Brighton Main Line. Two trains per peak hour have been extended from London Bridge to Bedford from 20 May 2018 and an extra service will join in December 2018. Layout There are three platforms – Platforms 1 and 2 can be (and are) used for any combination of arrival or departure. Platform 3 cannot be used for arrivals from the West Coastway or departures towards London in the up direction. Services Off-peak, all services at Hove are operated by Southern using and EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: 2 tph to via 4 tph to 2 tph to 1 tph to 1 tph to During the peak hours, the station is served by a small number of direct trains between Brighton and Littlehampton. In addition, the station is served by one peak hour train per day between and Littlehampton, operated by Thameslink. Until May 2022, Great Western Railway operated limited services between Brighton, Portsmouth Harbour and Bristol Temple Meads that called at Hove. See also Grade II listed buildings in Brighton and Hove: E–H References External links My Brighton and Hove - Holland Road Halt My Brighton and Hove - the original Hove station and surroundings Route description David Mocatta railway stations Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations Grade II listed buildings in Brighton and Hove Grade II listed railway stations Hove Railway stations in Brighton and Hove DfT Category C2 stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1865 Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway