London Road (Brighton) station, which opened on 1 October 1877, features a design similar to other stations of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway built during that period, such as Hove and Portslade, resembling a Tuscan-style villa.

It was originally to be called Ditchling Rise, a more accurate name as London Road is 370m southwest.

The station had a substantial refurbishment at the end of 2004 with some add-on parts to the original building demolished.

[3] All services at London Road are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4] During the peak hours, a number of additional services between Brighton, Hastings and Ore also call at the station.