Editing Brighton (section)

==Transport==
{{Main|Transport in Brighton and Hove}}

[[File:Northward view of A23 and Brighton Main Line from footbridge near Braypool Lane, Patcham (December 2012).JPG|thumb|right|The [[Brighton Main Line]] railway (left) and A23 road link Brighton with London.]]
Brighton has several railway stations, many bus routes, coach services and taxis. A Rapid Transport System has been under consideration for some years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/search/display.var.1305605.0.transport_project_will_cut_journey_times.php |title=Transport Project Will Cut Journey Times |date=3 April 2007 |access-date=25 April 2007 |archive-date=29 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929103155/http://www.theargus.co.uk/search/display.var.1305605.0.transport_project_will_cut_journey_times.php |url-status=live}}
: {{cite web |url=https://present.brighton-hove.gov.uk/Data/Environment%20Committee/20040701/Agenda/$Item%2034%20Rapid%20Transport%20System.doc.pdf |title=Brighton and Hove City Council – Update on Rapid Transport 2004}}</ref> [[Trolleybus]]es, trams, ferries and [[hydrofoil]] services have operated in the past.

===Roads===
Brighton is connected to the trunk road network by the [[A23 road|A23]] (London Road) northwards, and by two east–west routes: the [[A259 road|A259]] along the coast and the [[A27 road|A27]] [[South Coast Trunk Road|trunk route]] inland which joins the [[M27 motorway]] near [[Portsmouth, Hampshire|Portsmouth]]. The A23 joins the [[M23 motorway]] at [[Pease Pottage]] near [[Gatwick Airport]].<ref name="BBRH49">{{Harvnb|Brighton Borough Council|1985|p=49.}}</ref> The A27 originally ran through the urban area along Old Shoreham Road and [[Lewes Road, Brighton|Lewes Road]], but it now follows the route of the Brighton Bypass (final section opened in 1992) and the old alignment has become the A270. A bypass was first proposed in 1932, six routes were submitted for approval in 1973, and the [[Secretary of State for the Environment|Department of the Environment]] published its recommended route in 1980. Public inquiries took place in 1983 and 1987, construction started in 1989 and the first section—between London Road at [[Patcham]] and the road to [[Devil's Dyke, Sussex|Devil's Dyke]]—opened in summer 1991.<ref name="NEB48">{{Harvnb|Collis|2010|p=48.}}</ref>

By 1985, there were about 5,000 parking spaces in central Brighton. The largest car parks are at London Road, King Street and the Churchill Square/Regency Road/Russell Road complex.<ref name="BBRH10">{{Harvnb|Brighton Borough Council|1985|p=10.}}</ref> In 1969, a 520-space [[multi-storey car park]] was built beneath the central gardens of [[Regency Square, Brighton|Regency Square]].<ref name="BBRH10" /><ref name="NEB273">{{Harvnb|Collis|2010|p=273.}}</ref>

===Railway===
[[File:Brighton Station - geograph.org.uk - 435851.jpg|thumb|Brighton station concourse]]

Frequent trains operate from [[Brighton railway station]]. Many Brighton residents commute to work in London<ref name="Argus-10785898">{{cite news |title=Commuting effect means Brighton and Hove population drops by 2.5% every working day |url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10785898.Commuting_effect_means_Brighton_and_Hove_population_drops_by_2_5__every_working_day/ |last=Vowles |first=Neil |work=[[The Argus (Brighton)|The Argus]] |date=6 November 2013 |access-date=23 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225083055/http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10785898.Commuting_effect_means_Brighton_and_Hove_population_drops_by_2_5__every_working_day/ |archive-date=25 December 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> and destinations include {{rws|London Victoria}}, {{rws|London Bridge}} and {{rws|St Pancras}}. Most trains serve {{rws|Gatwick Airport}} and those operated by [[Govia Thameslink Railway|Thameslink]] continue to {{rws|St Albans City}}, {{rws|Luton}}, {{rws|Luton Airport Parkway}}, {{rws|Bedford}} and {{rws|Cambridge}}. The fastest service from London Victoria takes 51 minutes.<ref name="Indy-02042005">{{cite news |url=http://travel.independent.co.uk/uk/article8880.ece |title=Bedside the seaside |last=Dolan |first=Siobhan |work=[[The Independent]] |location=London |date=2 April 2005 |access-date=23 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611200630/http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/uk/bedside-the-seaside-530734.html |archive-date=11 June 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[West Coastway Line]] serves stations to [[Portsmouth]], and [[Southampton]]; the [[East Coastway Line]] runs via [[Lewes]] to [[Newhaven, East Sussex|Newhaven]], [[Eastbourne]], and [[Hastings]], crossing the landmark [[London Road viaduct]] en route and providing "a dramatic high-level view" of Brighton.<ref name="Indy-02042005" /> A wider range of long-distance destinations was served until 2007–08 when rationalisation caused the ending of [[InterCity (British Rail)|InterCity]] services via {{rws|Kensington Olympia}} and {{rws|Reading}} to [[Birmingham New Street railway station|Birmingham]], [[Manchester Piccadilly railway station|Manchester]] and [[Edinburgh Waverley railway station|Edinburgh]].<ref name="Indy-02042005"/>

===Buses===
Until [[Bus deregulation in Great Britain|deregulation]] in 1986, bus services in Brighton were provided by [[Southdown Motor Services]] and Brighton Borough Transport under a joint arrangement called ''Brighton Area Transport Services''. Southdown were part of the nationalised [[National Bus Company (UK)|NBC]] group and were based at Freshfield Road in the [[Kemptown, Brighton|Kemptown]] area; Brighton Borough Transport were owned by the council and used the former tram depot at Lewes Road as their headquarters. Joint tickets were available and revenue was shared.<ref name="BBRH48+50">{{Harvnb|Brighton Borough Council|1985|pp=48, 50.}}</ref> The [[Brighton & Hove (bus company)|Brighton & Hove Bus Company]], owned by the [[Go-Ahead Group]] since 1993, now runs most bus services in Brighton. It has a fleet of about 280 buses.<ref name="B&H-About">{{cite web |url=http://www.buses.co.uk/information/aboutus.aspx |title=All About Us |year=2013 |publisher=[[Brighton & Hove (bus company)|Brighton & Hove Bus Company]] |access-date=22 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020032431/http://www.buses.co.uk/information/aboutus.aspx |archive-date=20 October 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Compass Travel, [[The Big Lemon]], [[Metrobus (South East England)|Metrobus]], [[Stagecoach South]] operate services to central Brighton.<!-- Refs for each of these! --> The city had 1,184 bus stops in 2012, 456 of which had a shelter.<ref name="Argus-13082012">{{cite news |last=Ridgway |first=Tim |title=Could Brighton and Hove buses get their own 'tube map'? |url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9870305.Could_Brighton_and_Hove_buses_get_their_own__tube_map__/ |work=[[The Argus (Brighton)|The Argus]] |date=13 August 2012 |access-date=5 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224115559/http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9870305.Could_Brighton_and_Hove_buses_get_their_own__tube_map__/ |archive-date=24 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Real-time data|Real-time travel information]] displays are provided at many stops.<ref name="B&H-About"/>
[[File:Brighton & Hove 412 BJ11 XHN.JPG|thumb|upright=1.2|A Brighton & Hove bus service to East Moulsecoomb]]

The only [[park and ride]] facility in Brighton is based at the [[Withdean Stadium]]. It does not offer a dedicated shuttle bus service: intending passengers must join the Brighton & Hove Bus Company's route 27 service to [[Saltdean]]—which travels via Brighton railway station, the [[Clock Tower, Brighton|Clock Tower]] and [[Old Steine]]—and pay standard fares.<ref name="BHCC-P&R">{{cite web |url=http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/content/parking-and-travel/travel-transport-and-road-safety/park-ride-1 |title=Park & Ride |year=2013 |publisher=Brighton & Hove City Council |access-date=23 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623194930/http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/content/parking-and-travel/travel-transport-and-road-safety/park-ride-1 |archive-date=23 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The 20-year City Plan released in January 2013 ruled out an official park-and-ride facility, stating it would be an "inefficient use of public money, particularly in an era of declining car use". Councillors and residents in [[Woodingdean]] and [[Rottingdean]] have claimed that streets and car parks in those areas have become unofficial park-and-ride sites: drivers park for free and take buses into the city centre.<ref name="Argus-10593091">{{cite news |url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10593091.Woodingdean_being_turned_into_unofficial__park_and_ride__claim_residents/ |title=Woodingdean being turned into unofficial 'park and ride' claim residents |last=Ridgway |first=Tim |date=6 August 2013 |work=[[The Argus (Brighton)|The Argus]] |access-date=23 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224102543/http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10593091.Woodingdean_being_turned_into_unofficial__park_and_ride__claim_residents/ |archive-date=24 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Air===
[[Shoreham Airport]], which offers chartered and scheduled flights using light aircraft,<ref name="Argus-05032013">{{cite news |last=Middleton |first=Kimberly |title=Cross channel flights take off from Brighton tomorrow |url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10266876.Cross_channel_flights_take_off_from_Brighton_tomorrow/ |work=[[The Argus (Brighton)|The Argus]] |date=5 March 2013 |access-date=5 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224091824/http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10266876.Cross_channel_flights_take_off_from_Brighton_tomorrow/ |archive-date=24 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> is {{cvt|9|mi|km}} west of Brighton near the town of [[Shoreham-by-Sea]]. In 1971, the borough councils of Worthing, Hove and Brighton bought it and operated it jointly as a municipal airport,<ref name="BBRH49"/><ref name="ShorehamApt">{{cite web |url=http://www.shorehamairport.co.uk/history |title=Airport History |publisher=[[Shoreham Airport|Shoreham (Brighton City) Airport]]/Albemarle Investment Syndicates |year=2012 |access-date=13 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107064857/http://www.shorehamairport.co.uk/history |archive-date=7 January 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> but since 2006 it has been privately owned.<ref name="BBC-25012007">{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/6297735.stm |title=Airport plans focus on terminal |date=25 January 2007 |publisher=[[BBC]] News |access-date=13 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208105015/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/6297735.stm |archive-date=8 February 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Gatwick Airport]], one of Britain's major international airports, is {{cvt|30|mi|km}} north on the A23; regular coach and rail services operate from Brighton.<ref name="BBRH49"/>