Normans Bay railway station

Normans Bay
Normans Bay
Location
Place	Normans Bay
Local authority	Rother
Coordinates	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*
2014/15	11,426
2015/16	11,536
2016/17	8,160
2017/18	10,616
2018/19	13,512
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
	National Rail – UK railway stations
	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.;

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.

A self-service ticket machine was installed at the station in 2016.

Services

The typical off-peak service is:

1tph to Eastbourne
1tph to Ashford International (stopping)

On Sunday the typical service is:

1tph to London Victoria (semi-fast via Eastbourne)
1tph to Ore (stopping)

Until May 2018, Normans Bay had no service on Sundays.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Pevensey Bay		Southern East Coastway Line		Cooden Beach

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References

Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 185, 172. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

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

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[1] Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 185, 172. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)