Leigh railway station
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| Leigh (Kent) | |||
| Location | |||
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| Place | Leigh | ||
| Local authority | Sevenoaks | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | LIH | ||
| Managed by | Southeastern | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 39,805 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 43,359 | ||
| History | |||
| 1911 | Opened | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Leigh (Kent) from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Leigh railway station is on the Redhill to Tonbridge Line and serves Leigh in Kent. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern.
Trains from the station run east to Tonbridge railway station and Tunbridge Wells, and west to London Charing Cross via Redhill and East Croydon, and to Horsham.
It opened as "Leigh Halt" in 1911; was renamed "Lyghe Halt" in 1917; "Leigh Halt" again about 1960; and "Leigh" in 1969. (Leigh is pronounced as in lie, but rail enquiries staff often expect a pronunciation of lee.)
[edit] Services
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Penshurst | Southeastern London Bridge to Tunbridge Wells (via Redhill and East Croydon) |
Tonbridge | ||
| Southeastern Horsham to Tunbridge Wells (via Gatwick and Redhill) |
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[edit] See also
- Lee railway station in south east London (similar sounding name)
- Lye railway station in the West Midlands (similar sounding name)
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Leigh railway station from National Rail
- Sheffield Railway Auctions page provided details of the name changes
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