Normans Bay railway station

Normans Bay
Location
Place	Normans Bay
Local authority	Wealden
Coordinates	50°49′34″N 0°23′20″E / 50.826°N 0.389°ECoordinates: 50°49′34″N 0°23′20″E / 50.826°N 0.389°E
Grid reference	TQ683056
Operations
Station code	NSB
Managed by	Southern
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	9,751
2005/06	12,548
2006/07	11,666
2007/08	12,004
2008/09	12,302
2009/10	13,004
2010/11	11,666
2011/12	11,654
2012/13	9,824
2013/14	10,614
History
Original company	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Pre-grouping	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
11 September 1905	Opened as Pevensey Sluice
1905	Renamed Normans Bay Halt
5 May 1969	Renamed Normans Bay
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Normans Bay from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Normans Bay railway station serves Normans Bay in East Sussex. It is on the East Coastway Line, and train services are provided by Southern.

The Havensmouth level crossing as it was prior to 2015 with metal gates

The automated level crossing in February 2015 soon after its upgrade

The station was opened on 11 September 1905 and was originally named Pevensey Sluice, but later that year it was renamed Normans Bay Halt. The name was altered to Normans Bay on 5 May 1969.^[1]

According to a text held by a local resident, the station was built in Victorian times due to the arrival of a stranded whale in the nearby marshes, although these are now much further out to sea. On hearing the news of the whale, several Londoners flocked to the south coast and found no railway station, instead having to jump several feet from the train. The local public house; The Star Inn (still in use today) urged the local authorities to place a halt, so several sleepers were hurried in overnight.

A level crossing named 'Havensmouth' by Network Rail is in operation at Normans Bay, which was upgraded to automatic full length barriers in February 2015 in co-operation with the upgrading of part of the East Coastway Line.

Services

The typical off-peak service is one train per hour to Brighton, and one train per hour to Ore. There is no service on Sunday.

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 185, 172. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

External links

• Train times and station information for Normans Bay railway station from National Rail
• Southern E Group website for Normans Bay Railway Station