West St Leonards railway station is on the
Hastings line in the south of England and is one of four stations that serve
Hastings
Hastings () is a large seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England,
east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west ...
,
East Sussex. It is down the line from
London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by
Southeastern
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.
History
West St Leonards station was constructed in 1887. It is just north of
St Leonards West Marina railway station
St Leonards West Marina is a disused railway station in the West St Leonards area of the borough of Hastings, East Sussex. Opened by the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway in 1846 as part of what became the East Coastway Line, it was the ...
, a now disused station that was the earliest station serving the area.
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
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using
EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
* 1 tph to
London Charing Cross via
* 1 tph to
During the peak hours, the station is served by additional services between London Charing Cross and Hastings, increasing the service to 2 tph in each direction. There are also peak hour services to
London Cannon Street and .
References
External links
Transport in Hastings
Railway stations in East Sussex
DfT Category E stations
Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1887
Railway stations served by Southeastern
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