Pevensey & Westham railway station

Pevensey & Westham railway station serves the villages of Pevensey and Westham in East Sussex, England. It is on the East Coastway Line, and train services are provided by Southern. The station is located around 4 miles (6.4 km) from Eastbourne town centre, and is one of four stations serving the town (the others being Polegate, Hampden Park and Eastbourne).

Pevensey and Westham
The platforms at Pevensey & Westham station, looking east
Location
PlaceWestham
Local authorityWealden
Coordinates50.81583°N 0.32475°E / 50.81583; 0.32475
Grid referenceTQ638043
Operations
Station codePEV
Managed bySouthern
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryE
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 0.165 million
2015/16 0.164 million
2016/17 0.124 million
2017/18 0.141 million
2018/19 0.164 million
History
Key datesOpened 27 June 1846[1] (27 June 1846[2])
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Pevensey and Westham from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

History

The station opened as Westham and Pevensey on 27 June 1846 with the opening of the line between Lewes and St.Leonards (Bulverhythe). It was renamed Pevensey & Westham in January 1851 but in November 1851 was renamed Pevensey until January 1890 when it received its present name. Electric trains began serving the station in 1935. The signal box closed in 2015 when new signalling was introduced controlled from Three Bridges Regional Operations Centre.

  • View from Pevensey and Westham railway station looking towards Eastbourne
  • Station building at Pevensey and Westham station
  • View from level crossing towards Eastbourne from Pevensey and Westham station

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

    • 1tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria via the East Coastway Line (semi-fast via Eastbourne)
    • 1tph to Brighton via the East Coastway Line (semi-fast)
    • 1tph to Eastbourne
    • 2tph to Ore via the East Coastway Line (one stopping, one fast)
    • 1tph to Ashford International (stopping)

On Sunday the typical service is:

    • 1tph to London Victoria (semi-fast via Eastbourne)
    • 1tph to Ore (stopping)
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Hampden Park   Southern
East Coastway Line		   Normans Bay
Pevensey Bay (limited peak service)

References
  1. Southern Region Record by R.H.Clark
  2. Southern Region Record by R.H.Clark
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