Bexhill railway station

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Bexhill

Location

Place

Bexhill-on-Sea

Local authority

Rother

Operations

Station code

BEX

Managed by

Southern

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

0.942 million

2005/06 *

1.009 million

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bexhill from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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Bexhill railway station serves Bexhill-on-Sea in East Sussex. It is on the East Coastway Line, and train services are provided by Southern.

From December 2005, transport links to and from Bexhill by rail were strengthened with an hourly express service between Brighton and Ashford International which stops at Bexhill station.

Historically, Bexhill was the original name of Bexhill West, on a branch from the Hastings Line at Crowhurst, providing direct services north to London. The station and line closed in 1964.

[edit] Services

The typical off-peak service is:

3tph (trains per hour) to Hastings
2tph to Brighton via Eastbourne and Lewes
1tph to London Victoria via Eastbourne, Gatwick Airport and East Croydon

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Collington		Southern East Coastway Line		St Leonards Warrior Square

[edit] St Richards Catholic College

Bexhill station is used by pupils from St Richards Catholic College. Trains are usually busy, so be aware when using the station during the morning rush hour, and the return trip home. Trains to avoid are the 15:33 to Brighton and the 15:20 to Ashford International as these trains are often formed of a small amount of carrages, meaning they are busy.