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Worthing railway station is the largest of the three stations serving the town of Worthing in West Sussex. The station is managed by Southern, who operate the majority of trains serving it; the only other train operator is Great Western Railway, who only run a handful of services per day. It is one of the main stations on the West Coastway Line; all timetabled trains stop here.At times in its history the station had been named Worthing Central. This name is sometimes incorrectly still used, either out of habit or intentionally to distinguish it from and stations.Worthing is the only station in DfT category C that has not been given a subcategory; it is listed by DfT as simply "C", while all other stations in this group have been divided into C1 and C2.HistoryThe station opened on 24 November 1845. The first service arrived early in the morning from Shoreham but the official opening was scheduled for mid-day. Crowds thronged on Teville Bridge adjoining the station to witness a train from Shoreham drawn by a locomotive called "Ercombert". As the train passed under the bridge, a local band of musicians played the National Anthem.The original station buildings opened in 1845 and are now Grade II listed. They were converted into 2 cottages sometime after 1859 when a new station was built further west. This "new" station was rebuilt and expanded in 1911.In August 2007, ticket barriers were introduced separating the platforms from the ticket office. However, their effectiveness is compromised by the layout of the station insofar as the rear car park entrance leads directly to the subway connecting the platforms. A small ticket booth, frequently unmanned, has been installed in the subway in an attempt to address this issue. In April 2009, the station was made fully accessible to disabled passengers, which new ticket windows which can be adjusted to height and a ramp was also provided. The station was also fitted with new folding doors.