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Pevensey and Westham railway station

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Place
  
Westham

Station code
  
PEV

DfT category
  
E

Number of platforms
  
2

Grid reference
  
TQ638043

Managed by
  
Southern

2011/12
  
0.162 million

Local authority
  
Wealden


Address
  
Westham, Pevensey BN24 5ND, United Kingdom

Similar
  
Pevensey Bay railway station, Polegate railway station, Bexhill railway station, Cooden Beach railway st, Collington railway station

Pevensey & Westham railway station serves the villages of Pevensey and Westham in East Sussex, England. It is on the East Coastway Line, and train services are provided by Southern. The station is located around 4 miles from Eastbourne town centre, and is one of 4 stations serving the town (the others being Polegate, Hampden Park and Eastbourne).

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History

The station opened as Westham and Pevensey on 27 June 1846 with the opening of the line between Lewes and St.Leonards (Bulverhythe). It was renamed Pevensey & Westham in January 1851 but in November 1851 was renamed Pevensey until January 1890 when it received its present name. Electric trains began serving the station in 1935. The signal box closed in 2015 when new signalling was introduced controlled from Three Bridges Regional Operations Centre.

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

  • 1tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria via the East Coastway Line (semi-fast via Eastbourne)
  • 1tph to Brighton via the East Coastway Line (stopping)
  • 2tph to Ore via the East Coastway Line (stopping)
  • In addition there are additional peak services to Ashford International.

    On Sunday the typical service is:

  • 1tph to London Victoria (semi-fast via Eastbourne)
  • 1tph to Ore (stopping)
  • References

    Pevensey & Westham railway station Wikipedia