West St Leonards railway station

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West St Leonards National Rail
West St Leonards
Location
Place Bulverhythe
Local authority Hastings, East Sussex
Operations
Station code WLD
Managed by Southeastern
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 * 73,139
2005/06 * 79,816
2006/07 * 71,252
2007/08 * 84,455
History
1887 [1] Station opens
National Rail - UK railway stations
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 West St Leonards from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
Railway stations in Hastings
Continuation backward
to EastbourneEast Coastway Line
Unknown BSicon "eHST"
St Leonards Bulverhythe (closed)
Unknown BSicon "eHST"
St Leonards West Marina (closed)
Straight track Continuation backward
to TonbridgeHastings Line
Straight track Stop on track
West St Leonards
Junction from left Track turning right
Bopeep Jnc
Enter and exit tunnel
Bo-peep Tunnel 1,318 yards (1,205 m)
Unknown BSicon "HSTACC"
St Leonards Warrior Square
Enter and exit tunnel
Hastings Tunnel 788 yards (721 m)
Unknown BSicon "ACC"
Hastings
Enter and exit tunnel
Mount Pleasant Tunnel 230 yards (210 m)
Stop on track
Ore
Continuation forward
to Ashford InternationalMarshlink Line

West St Leonards railway station is on the main London - Tunbridge Wells - Hastings line in East Sussex, United Kingdom, and is one of four stations that serve Hastings. Train services are provided by Southeastern.

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[edit] Services

As of May 2010 the typical off-peak service is one train per hour to London Charing Cross via Tunbridge Wells, and one train per hour to Hastings.[2]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Crowhurst   Southeastern
London Charing Cross - Hastings
  St Leonards Warrior Square
Crowhurst   Southeastern
Peak Times Only
London Cannon Street - Ore
  St Leonards Warrior Square

[edit] History

It is just north of St Leonards West Marina railway station, a now disused station that was the earliest station serving the area.

[edit] 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).

[edit] Gallery

[edit] References

  1. ^ "station opens". http://www.hastingschronicle.com/1887/10/01/station-opens/. Retrieved 2009-07-30. 
  2. ^ Network Rail Timetable May 2010: Table 206

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 50°51′11″N 0°32′24″E / 50.853°N 0.540°E / 50.853; 0.540


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