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  | |
|---|---|
 The platforms, looking east | |
| General information | |
| Location | Pevensey, Wealden England |
| Coordinates | 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 | |
| 2016/17 |  7,246 |
| 2017/18 |  7,414 |
| 2018/19 | 9,270 |
| 2019/20 | 9,132 |
| 2020/21 | 4,430 |
| 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 . There are no weekend services.
| 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%5B%5D
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