Normans Bay railway station

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

Normans Bay
Location
PlaceNormans Bay
Local authorityRother
Coordinates50.826°N 0.389°E / 50.826; 0.389
Grid referenceTQ683056
Operations
Station codeNSB
Managed bySouthern
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryF2
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 companyLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Pre-groupingLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
11 September 1905 (1905-09-11)Opened as Pevensey Sluice
1905Renamed Normans Bay Halt
5 May 1969Renamed 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.

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

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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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