Bulverhythe railway station
St Leonards Bulverhythe | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Hastings, East Sussex |
| Line(s) | Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway |
| Platforms | ? |
| Key dates | |
| 24 June 1846 | Opened |
| 7 November 1846 | Closed |
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Bulverhythe (also known as St Leonards Bulverhythe[1]) was a temporary railway station on the Brighton Lewes and Hastings Railway in Bulverhythe, now part of Hastings, East Sussex.[2]
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.[3] A temporary terminus named "Bulverhythe" was opened on 24 June 1846 on a site near the Bull Inn on the modern day A259 Bexhill Road[4] pending the construction of a bridge over the River Asten.[5] The station remained open for just under six months, before the line was extended to a permanent station at West Marina in November 1846.[6] The Brighton, Lewes & Hastings Railway was taken over by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1847.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexhill | Brighton, Lewes & Hastings Railway East Coastway Line |
Terminus | ||
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.
References
- ^ Course, Edwin (1973). The Railways of Southern England: the Main Lines. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 299. ISBN 0-7134-0490-6.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Kent Rail, "Brighton".
- ^ White, H.P. (1992). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Southern England (Vol. 2). Nairn, Scotland: David St John Thomas. p. 84. ISBN 0-946537-77-1.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Sussex Industrial Archaeology Society, Brighton to Three Bridges, 27 December 2004.
- ^ "The Bull Inn". 17 January 2008. Archived from the original on 10 March 2008. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
- ^ Course, E., p. 149.