The station finally closed in 1983 as part of the resignalling of the Brighton main line.

After mid-1931, with the impending electrification of the Brighton main line, the locomotive works once again seemed likely to close.

The station was originally built as a terminus on the Brighton line.

Consequently, many trains on the Brighton main line do not call there.

During normal service, most trains to (and through) London use the Brighton main line to get there.

They always started from Cathedral Square, as the Brighton line was never part of any "linked route".

A major question was what to do with the Brighton line, currently served by the Q train.

Oban is not just another station on the Brighton line, you know.

The Brighton main line is adjacent, but is not served by this station.

Before 1914, twenty-one coaches were slipped each day on the Brighton main line.