West St Leonards railway station

West St Leonards
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
2019/20	0.117 million
2020/21	34,536
2021/22	0.102 million
2022/23	0.113 million
2023/24	0.128 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

History

West St Leonards station was constructed in 1887.

Rail layout

Bopeep Junction and signal box, looking towards Bopeep Tunnel

v t e Railway stations in Hastings
Marshlink line to Ashford International Ore Mount Pleasant Tunnel ( 230 yd 210 m ) Hastings Hastings Tunnel ( 788 yd 721 m ) Hastings line to Tonbridge St Leonards Warrior Square West St Leonards Bopeep Tunnel ( 1318 yd 1205 m ) Bopeep Junction St Leonards West Marina Bulverhythe Glyne Gap Halt East Coastway line to Eastbourne & Brighton

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 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			Following station
Crowhurst		Southeastern Hastings Line		St Leonards Warrior Square

References

1. "station opens". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
2. Table 206 National Rail timetable, December 2023

External links

• Train times and station information for West St Leonards railway station from National Rail

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