Normans Bay
National Rail
The platforms, looking east
General information
LocationNormans Bay, Rother
England
Coordinates50°49′34″N 0°23′20″E / 50.826°N 0.389°E / 50.826; 0.389
Grid referenceTQ683056
Managed bySouthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeNSB
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Pre-groupingLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
11 September 1905 (1905-09-11)Opened as Pevensey Sluice
1905Renamed Normans Bay Halt
5 May 1969Renamed Normans Bay
Passengers
2018/19Increase 13,512
2019/20Increase 15,236
2020/21Decrease 7,032
2021/22Increase 17,126
2022/23Increase 17,854
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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

The Havensmouth level crossing as it was prior to 2015 with metal gates
The automated level crossing in February 2015 soon after its upgrade

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.

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.

Services

All services at Normans Bay are operated by Southern using Class 171 DMUs and Class 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]

Additional services between Brighton, Hastings and Ore, and between Eastbourne and Ashford International call at the station during the peak hours.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Limited Service
Southern

References

  1. ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 185, 172. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ↑ Table 190, 192 National Rail timetable, May 2023
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