Durrington-on-Sea railway station is in Goring, a suburb of Worthing in the county of West Sussex. It is down the line from Brighton. The station is operated by Southern. Durrington-on-Sea railway station lies about south of the Worthing suburb of Durrington and is situated close to the headquarters of West Sussex Primary Care NHS Trust and a large HM Revenue and Customs office. It was designed in the Modernist style by the architect to the Southern Railway, James Robb Scott and opened on 4 July 1937. The architecture and design of station has drawn criticism from locals as the "grimmest stop in the South". Owners (Network Rail) and operator (Southern), refute claims of problems and cite lack of central government funding to rebuild stations. Facilities at the station are limited and there are no toilets. There is a waiting room on platform 1, which opened in 2022. Accessibility There is step free access available from the street outside the main entrance to platform 1 (for services to London and Brighton) is available via the side gate. There is a footbridge with steps to platform 2 (services to Littlehampton and Portsmouth). Entrance to the ticket office is by steps from the street, although step-free access is possible via platform 1. In September 2008, the rear entrance direct to platform 2 was adapted for step free access. Services Off-peak, all services at Durrington-on-Sea are operated by Southern using EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: 2 tph to via 1 tph to 2 tph to 1 tph to During the peak hours, the station is served by a small number of direct trains between Brighton and Littlehampton, and between Brighton and . In addition, the station is served by one peak hour train per day between and Littlehampton, operated by Thameslink. References External links Buildings and structures in Worthing Railway stations in West Sussex DfT Category E stations Former Southern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1937 Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway 1937 establishments in England James Robb Scott buildings