Pevensey Bay railway station
Pevensey Bay  | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The platforms, looking east | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Pevensey, Wealden England | ||||
| Coordinates | 50°49′03″N 0°20′33″E / 50.8176°N 0.3425°E | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ651046 | ||||
| Managed by | Southern | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | PEB | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 11 September 1905 | Opened as Pevensey Bay Halt | ||||
| 5 May 1969 | Renamed Pevensey Bay | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  9,132 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 4,430 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  6,700 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 5,192 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 5,828 | ||||
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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
[edit]All services at Pevensey Bay are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.
The station is served by a limited service which operates during the peak hours on weekdays only. The station is served by four trains per day to Brighton and five trains per day to Hastings, four of which continue to Ore. There are no weekend services.[3]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Monday-Friday only | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 185. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ "Goon Show Database - Episode Info". www.thegoonshow.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 April 2001. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Table 190, 192 National Rail timetable, May 2023
External links
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