West St Leonards railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and is one of four stations that serve Hastings and St Leonards, East Sussex. It is 60 miles 59 chains (97.7 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.
West St Leonards  | |
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 The platforms at West St Leonards, looking north | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bulverhythe, Hastings, East Sussex England |
| Grid reference | TQ788090 |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | WLD |
| Classification | DfT category E |
| Key dates | |
| 1887[1] | Station opens |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  0.124 million |
| 2019/20 |  0.117 million |
| 2020/21 | 34,536 |
| 2021/22 | 0.102 million |
| 2022/23 | 0.113 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History edit
West St Leonards station was constructed in 1887.
Rail layout edit
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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 edit
All services at West St Leonards are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]
- 1 tph to London Charing Cross
- 1 tph to Hastings
Additional services, including trains to and from and London Cannon Street and Ore call at the station in the peak hours.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Southeastern | ||||
References edit
- ^ "station opens". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
- ^ Table 206 National Rail timetable, December 2023
External links edit
- Train times and station information for West St Leonards railway station from National Rail
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