Pevensey Bay railway station

Pevensey Bay railway station serves Pevensey Bay in East Sussex, England. It is on the East Coastway Line, and train services are provided by Southern.

Pevensey Bay
LocationPevensey, Wealden
England
Coordinates50.8176°N 0.3425°E / 50.8176; 0.3425
Grid referenceTQ651046
Managed bySouthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codePEB
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Pre-groupingLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
11 September 1905 (1905-09-11)Opened as Pevensey Bay Halt
5 May 1969Renamed Pevensey Bay
Passengers
2015/16 14,742
2016/17 7,246
2017/18 7,414
2018/19 9,270
2019/20 9,132
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

It was opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway on 11 September 1905, and was originally named Pevensey Bay Halt. It was renamed Pevensey Bay on 5 May 1969.[1]

The station was the setting for an episode of The Goon Show called 'The Pevensey Bay Disaster' which was first broadcast in 1956.[2]

Services

The station is unmanned and offers a limited service. Since May 2018, only four trains on weekdays serve the station heading towards Hastings and Ashford International, and only five heading towards Eastbourne and Brighton. There are no weekend services.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Pevensey & Westham   Southern
East Coastway Line Stopping
Mondays-Fridays only
  Normans Bay

References

  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 185. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. http://www.thegoonshow.co.uk/goonabase/episode.php?id=132%5B%5D

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