Normans Bay railway station serves Normans Bay in East Sussex. It is on the East Coastway Line, and train services are provided by Southern.
Normans Bay ![]() | |
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![]() The platforms, looking east | |
General information | |
Location | Normans Bay, Rother England |
Coordinates | 50.826°N 0.389°E / 50.826; 0.389 |
Grid reference | TQ683056 |
Managed by | Southern |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | NSB |
Classification | DfT category F2 |
History | |
Original company | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
Pre-grouping | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
Key dates | |
11 September 1905 (1905-09-11) | Opened as Pevensey Sluice |
1905 | Renamed Normans Bay Halt |
5 May 1969 | Renamed Normans Bay |
Passengers | |
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Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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.[citation needed]
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.
All services at Normans Bay are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs and Class 171 DMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]
Additional services between Brighton, London Victoria and Ore call during the peak hours.
On Sundays, there is an hourly service between London Victoria and Ore. This service was introduced in May 2018 as Normans Bay was not served on Sundays before this. The platforms are only long enough for 3 coaches.
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Following station | ||
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Limited Service | Southern East Coastway Line | |||
Pevensey & Westham |
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