Pevensey Bay railway station
Pevensey Bay  | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Place | Pevensey |
| Local authority | Wealden |
| Coordinates | 50°49′03″N 0°20′33″E / 50.8176°N 0.3425°ECoordinates: 50°49′03″N 0°20′33″E / 50.8176°N 0.3425°E |
| Grid reference | TQ651046 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | PEB |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 1,954 |
| 2005/06 |
 2,801 |
| 2006/07 |
3,151 |
| 2007/08 |
3,367 |
| 2008/09 |
3,902 |
| 2009/10 |
4,010 |
| 2010/11 |
 3,438 |
| 2011/12 |
3,632 |
| 2012/13 |
5,214 |
| 2013/14 |
6,838 |
| History | |
| Original company | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| 11 September 1905 | Opened as Pevensey Bay Halt |
| 5 May 1969 | Renamed Pevensey Bay |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Pevensey Bay from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
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.
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. Only 5 trains a day serve the station heading towards Hastings and Ashford International, and only 3 heading towards Eastbourne and Brighton.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pevensey & Westham | Southern East Coastway Line Stopping Mondays-Fridays only |
Normans Bay | ||
References
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 185. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ↑ http://www.thegoonshow.co.uk/goonabase/episode.php?id=132
External links
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