West St Leonards railway station

Railway station in East Sussex, England

West St Leonards
National Rail
The platforms at West St Leonards, looking north
General information
LocationBulverhythe, Hastings, East Sussex
England
Grid referenceTQ788090
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWLD
ClassificationDfT category E
Key dates
1887[1]Station opens
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.124 million
2019/20Decrease 0.117 million
2020/21Decrease 34,536
2021/22Increase 0.102 million
2022/23Increase 0.113 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

West St Leonards railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and is one of four stations that serve Hastings and St Leonards, East Sussex. It is 60 miles 59 chains (97.7 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.

History

West St Leonards station was constructed in 1887.

Rail layout

Bopeep Junction and signal box, looking towards Bopeep Tunnel
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Railway stations
in Hastings
Legend
Marshlink line
to Ashford International
Ore
Mount Pleasant Tunnel (
230 yd
210 m
)
Hastings
Hastings Tunnel (
788 yd
721 m
)
Hastings line
to Tonbridge
St Leonards Warrior Square
West St Leonards
Bopeep Tunnel (
1318 yd
1205 m
)
Bopeep Junction
St Leonards West Marina
Bulverhythe
Glyne Gap Halt

The Hastings Line (operated by Southeastern) joins the East Coastway Line (operated by Southern) immediately east of West St Leonards, at Bo-Peep junction, just before entering Bo-Peep tunnel. Plans were made for platforms to be built on the East Coastway Line for interchange but Hastings Borough Council decided that there was no economic or passenger benefit as interchange was already available at the next station (Warrior Square).

Services

All services at West St Leonards are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]

Additional services, including trains to and from and London Cannon Street and Ore call at the station in the peak hours.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southeastern

References

  1. ^ "station opens". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
  2. ^ Table 206 National Rail timetable, December 2023

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to West St Leonards railway station.
  • Train times and station information for West St Leonards railway station from National Rail

50°51′11″N 0°32′24″E / 50.853°N 0.540°E / 50.853; 0.540

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