Pevensey & Westham railway station serves the villages of Pevensey and Westham in East Sussex, England. It is on the East Coastway Line, and train services are provided by Southern. The station is located around from Eastbourne town centre, and is one of four stations serving the town (the others being Polegate, Hampden Park and Eastbourne).

History

The station opened as Westham and Pevensey on 27 June 1846 with the opening of the line between Lewes and St.Leonards (Bulverhythe). It was renamed Pevensey & Westham in January 1851 but in November 1851 was renamed Pevensey until January 1890 when it received its present name. Electric trains began serving the station in 1935. The signal box closed in 2015 when new signalling was introduced controlled from Three Bridges Regional Operations Centre.

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File:Pevensey And Westham View Towards Eastbourne.jpg|View from Pevensey and Westham railway station looking towards Eastbourne

File:Pevensey Railway Station.jpeg|Station building at Pevensey and Westham station

File:View from level crossing pevensey and westham.jpg|View from level crossing towards Eastbourne from Pevensey and Westham station

File:Pevensey & Westham station in 1985.jpg|Semaphore signal and 4-VEP emu in 1985

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Services

All services at Pevensey & Westham are operated by Southern using DMUs and EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

  • 1 tph to via
  • 1 tph to
  • 1 tph to
  • 1 tph to

During the peak hours, a number of additional services between , and Ore also call at the station.

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