Leigh railway station
Leigh (Kent)  |
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| Location | |
| Place | Leigh |
| Local authority | Sevenoaks |
| Coordinates | 51°11′38″N 0°12′40″E / 51.194°N 0.211°ECoordinates: 51°11′38″N 0°12′40″E / 51.194°N 0.211°E |
| Operations | |
| Station code | LIH |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 39,805 |
| 2005/06 * |  43,359 |
| 2006/07 * | 44,535 |
| 2007/08 * | 47,944 |
| 2008/09 * | 48,070 |
| History | |
| 1 Sep 1911[1] | Opened (Leigh Halt) |
| Apr 1917[1] | Renamed (Lyghe Halt) |
| 1960[1] | Renamed (Leigh Halt) |
| 5 May 1969[1] | Renamed (Leigh) |
| 1993 | Electrified |
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| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Leigh (Kent) from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Leigh railway station is on the Redhill to Tonbridge Line and serves Leigh in Kent, England. It opened as "Leigh Halt" in 1911; was renamed "Lyghe Halt" in 1917; "Leigh Halt" again about 1960; and "Leigh" in 1969. (Leigh is pronounced as in lie—identical with the name of Lye railway station in the West Midlands—but rail enquiries staff often expect a pronunciation of lee.). The station was destaffed in 1967.
In 1993 the line was electrified and services started to run through to London rather than being an extension of the Reading to Tonbridge North Downs Line service.
In 2007, a PERTIS machine was installed at the street entrance to the Tonbridge-bound platform. The station was until December 2008 operated by Southeastern before it transferred to Southern, whose green signage was installed before October 2008.
[edit] Services
The typical off peak service is one train per hour east to Tonbridge railway station, and west to London Victoria via Redhill and East Croydon.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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[edit] See also
- Leigh-on-Sea railway station in Essex
- Lee railway station in south east London (similar sounding name)
- Lye railway station in the West Midlands (similar sounding name)
- Leigh (Greater Manchester) railway station closed station in Lancashire
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