Woodhorn level crossing

Automatic half-barrier level crossing on the Sussex route (ELR TBH2).

predicted
OPEN
for 38s

Information only. Always follow the signals and barriers at the crossing. Predictions may be wrong.

next: πŸš„ in 2 min Β· 15 min late

Next 30 min

OPEN 10:42–10:42 38s
CLOSED 10:42–10:44 2m
OPEN 10:44–10:46 2m
CLOSED 10:46–10:47 2m
OPEN 10:47–10:50 3m
CLOSED 10:50–10:52 2m
OPEN 10:52–10:57 6m
CLOSED 10:57–10:59 2m
OPEN 10:59–11:09 9m
CLOSED 11:09–11:10 2m
OPEN 11:10–11:12 β†’ 2m
Under the hood
Thu 22 Oct Β· 10:42
Today Tomorrow

Trains in window

10:35 πŸš„ 1C14 London Victoria (C) β†’ Portsmouth Harbour Down (E β†’ W) +32 min
10:36 πŸš„ 1S23 Portsmouth & Southsea β†’ Brighton Up (W β†’ E) no show
10:39 πŸš† 2Y25 Chichester β†’ Brighton Up (W β†’ E) +2 min
10:44 πŸš„ 1N20 Brighton β†’ Southampton Central Down (E β†’ W) approaching
10:47 πŸš„ 1C25 Portsmouth Harbour β†’ Horsham Up (W β†’ E) +4 min
10:52 πŸš„ 1N19 Southampton Central β†’ Brighton Up (W β†’ E) +3 min
10:59 πŸš„ 1N22 Brighton β†’ Southampton Central Down (E β†’ W) on time
10:59 πŸš„ 1C16 London Victoria (C) β†’ Portsmouth Harbour Down (E β†’ W) +26 min
11:09 πŸš„ 1C18 London Victoria (C) β†’ Portsmouth Harbour Down (E β†’ W) cancelled
11:10 πŸš† 2Y20 Brighton β†’ Chichester Down (E β†’ W) -1 min
πŸš„Express passenger πŸš†Passenger
now 10:42:20 Β· 230 avg Β· 10 in window
live observation: 0 up Β· 1 down
timetable cif full+upd 2026-10-21..2026-10-23
fetched 02:08:22
trust 33,213 active Β· 31,725 delays Β· 2,031 cancelled Β· 9 reconnects
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About this crossing

How often it closes

On today’s timetable, Woodhorn crossing is predicted to be closed for about 7 h 17 min between 06:00 and 22:00, across roughly 157 closures. The longest single predicted closure is 4 minutes. Freight paths scheduled “as required” (most don’t run on any given day) aren’t counted here; when one does run, the live timeline above shows it.

Longest closure so far today: 1.5 min (04:46–04:47, 1 train), timed from trains actually seen on the signalling wire: the window edges use the same per-type margins as the forecast, since barrier positions aren't in any feed we can read.

Worst times to cross today

Closures cluster around 07:45–08:45 in the morning and around 13:58–14:58 in the middle of the day. Gaps between closures are longest outside those windows. Other days run a different timetable, so the peaks move.

About this crossing

The crossing is on Woodhorn Lane near Chichester, West Sussex.

Woodhorn is a automatic half-barrier crossing (AHB) on the Arundel–Bognor Sidings line (Sussex route · ELR TBH2). The approaching train itself triggers the closure at a fixed point on its approach. Forecasts here combine the working timetable with live train-movement data (and live signalling where the crossing has it), so they reflect actual running including delays and freight, though they can still be wrong when the network is disrupted.

How accurate is this forecast?

We score this page against what actually happened on the railway: over the last 7 days that covered 647 trains through this crossing.

100.0% of observed passes were being warned about on this page when they passed, and 99.7% of the warnings we could verify came true.

Full accuracy report β†’

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