Pevensey Bay railway station explained

Pevensey Bay
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Pevensey, Wealden
Country:England
Coordinates:50.8176°N 0.3425°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:Southern
Platforms:2
Code:PEB
Classification:DfT category F2
Original:London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Pregroup:London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Postgroup:Southern Railway
Events:Opened as Pevensey Bay Halt
Years1:5 May 1969
Events1:Renamed Pevensey Bay
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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

All services at Pevensey Bay are operated by Southern using 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 and five trains per day to, four of which continue to . There are no weekend services.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Butt, R.V.J. . The Directory of Railway Stations . 1995 . Patrick Stephens Ltd . Yeovil . 1-85260-508-1 . R508 . 185 .
  2. Web site: Goon Show Database - Episode Info . www.thegoonshow.co.uk . 22 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010425210548/http://www.thegoonshow.co.uk/goonabase/episode.php?id=132 . 25 April 2001 . dead.