West St Leonards railway station explained

West St Leonards
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Bulverhythe, Hastings, East Sussex
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:Southeastern
Platforms:2
Code:WLD
Classification:DfT category E
Years:1887[1]
Events:Station opens
Footnotes: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 60chain59chain 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

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 EMUs.

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

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

External links

50.853°N 0.54°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: station opens. 2009-07-30. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110711150746/http://www.hastingschronicle.com/1887/10/01/station-opens/. 2011-07-11.