25 women went beserk in a mass brawl just inches from live railway tracks.
The huge punch-up between two rival teenage gangs, one of which was travelling to a nearby fun fair, left two girls needing hospital treatment.
Police say some of those involved used snooker balls wrapped inside socks to club their opponents around the head.
Other items which could have been used as weapons were also discovered littered around the area and on train tracks in the aftermath of the brawl.
It began on the platform at Shoreham train station but spilled onto the railway tracks, endangering the lives of those fighting and also those of people travelling on late night trains.Officers arrested two women, an 18-year-old and a 20-year-old, both from the Brighton area on suspicion of causing affray.The pair were bailed to report to Worthing police station on May 17.A spokeswoman for British Transport Police said: "It was a pretty big fight."It began when one group of women got off the train at Shoreham and came into contact with the other group who were waiting at the station. We don't know what sparked it at the moment."The train arrived on the westbound platform around 10.30pm on Saturday night.Fighting initially took place on the station but quickly spilled onto the railway line.
It is thought one of the groups attempted to back away from the fight but were followed onto the line.
Two women, a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old, who police said were from the local area, needed treatment at Worthing Hospital for their injuries.The pair were said to have sustained bruising and cuts.Both were kept in for observation overnight and released on Sunday.It is thought the group of women who got off the train at Shoreham were heading to the fun fair being held around half a mile away on land south of Shoreham Airport.
The British Transport Police spokeswoman said: "They were trespassing on the railway line during the fight."It appears as though one of the groups was trying to get away but were chased or followed and the fight continued."The spokeswoman was unable to confirm whether the fight had been prearranged or was spontaneous.
British Transport Police officers from Brighton were sent to the scene and managed to break up those still fighting.
ussex Police helicopter was also sent to the scene later in the evening and spotted some of the women still hanging around the station area.Trains were still running in both directions as the fight ensued.
However no disruption was caused to the railway network.