Area Hastings, East Sussex Platforms ? 7 November 1846 Closed | Grid reference TQ784088 27 June 1846 Opened | |
Place East Bulverhythe, West St Leonards Original company Brighton Lewes and Hastings Railway Similar Mountfield Halt railway st, Bishopstone Beach Halt railway st, Heathfield (Sussex) railway st, Salehurst Halt railway st, Withyham railway station | ||
Bulverhythe (also known as St Leonards Bulverhythe) was a temporary railway station on the Brighton Lewes and Hastings Railway in Bulverhythe, now part of Hastings, East Sussex.
Contents
History
The independent Brighton, Lewes & Hastings Railway was incorporated in 1844 to construct a 32.5 miles (52.3 km) line from Brighton to Bulverhythe, 2.75 miles (4.43 km) from Hastings. A temporary terminus named "Bulverhythe" was opened on 27 June 1846 on a site near the Bull Inn on the modern day A259 Bexhill Road pending the construction of a bridge over the River Asten. The station remained open for just under six months, before the line was extended to a permanent station at St Leonards West Marina in November 1846. The Brighton, Lewes & Hastings Railway was taken over by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1847.
Present day
St Leonards West Marina station closed in 1967 and the only remaining station in the West St Leonards area is West St Leonards.