Bulverhythe railway station

St Leonards Bulverhythe
Location
Place East Bulverhythe, West St Leonards
Area Hastings, East Sussex
Grid reference TQ784088
Operations
Original company Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway
Platforms ?
History
24 June 1846 Opened
7 November 1846 Closed
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Legend
to Eastbourne East Coastway Line
St Leonards Bulverhythe (closed)
St Leonards West Marina (closed)
to Tonbridge Hastings Line
West St Leonards
Bopeep Jnc
Bo-peep Tunnel 1,318 yards (1,205 m)
St Leonards Warrior Square
Hastings Tunnel 788 yards (721 m)
Hastings
Mount Pleasant Tunnel 230 yards (210 m)
Ore
to Ashford International Marshlink Line

Bulverhythe (also known as St Leonards Bulverhythe[1]) was a temporary railway station on the Brighton Lewes and Hastings Railway in Bulverhythe, now part of Hastings, East Sussex.[2]

History

The independent Brighton, Lewes & Hastings Railway was incorporated in 1844 to construct a 32.5 miles (52.3 km) line from Brighton to Bulverhythe, 2.75 miles (4.43 km) from Hastings.[3] A temporary terminus named "Bulverhythe" was opened on 24 June 1846 on a site near the Bull Inn on the modern day A259 Bexhill Road[4] pending the construction of a bridge over the River Asten.[5] The station remained open for just under six months, before the line was extended to a permanent station at West Marina in November 1846.[6] The Brighton, Lewes & Hastings Railway was taken over by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1847.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Polegate   Brighton, Lewes & Hastings Railway
East Coastway Line
  Terminus

Present day

St Leonards West Marina station closed in 1967 and the only remaining station in the West St Leonards area is West St Leonards.

References

  1. ^ Course, Edwin (1973). The Railways of Southern England: the Main Lines. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 299. ISBN 0-7134-0490-6. 
  2. ^ Kent Rail, "Brighton".
  3. ^ White, H.P. (1992). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Southern England (Vol. 2). Nairn, Scotland: David St John Thomas. p. 84. ISBN 0-946537-77-1. 
  4. ^ Sussex Industrial Archaeology Society, Brighton to Three Bridges, 27 December 2004.
  5. ^ The Bull Inn.
  6. ^ Course, E., p. 149.