London Road (Brighton) railway station is a railway station located in Round Hill, an inner suburb of Brighton in East Sussex. It is the first intermediate station on the Brighton branch of the East Coastway Line, down the line from station. The station is managed by Southern, who operate all services on the line. Despite its name, the station is not located on London Road, which passes some southwest of the station and bears the name Preston Road at the nearest point. History London Road station was designed by David Mocatta (the designer of Brighton station) and opened on 1 October 1877, following housing development in the surrounding area. It was originally to be called Ditchling Rise, a more accurate name as London Road is 370m southwest. Until the Kemp Town branch line closed in 1971, trains to Kemp Town diverged from the Brighton – Lewes line here. The building on platform 2 (Lewes bound) was demolished in the early 1980s. The station had a substantial refurbishment at the end of 2004 with some add-on parts to the original building demolished. The station has been home to the Brighton Model Railway Club since 1971. Services All services at London Road are operated by Southern using and EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: 3 tph to 2 tph to 1 tph to via During the peak hours, the services between Brighton and Hastings do not stop at London Road and the station is instead served by an hourly service between Brighton and . See also Transport in Brighton History of Brighton – with reference to the Second World War section describing the bombing of the London Road railway viaduct. References External links Brighton Model Railway Club Railway stations in Brighton and Hove Former London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1877 Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway David Mocatta railway stations DfT Category E stations