Normans Bay railway station

Normans Bay
Location
Place	Normans Bay
Local authority	Wealden
Grid reference	TQ683056
Operations
Station code	NSB
Managed by	Southern
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	9,751
2005/06 *	12,548
2006/07 *	11,666
2007/08 *	12,004
2008/09 *	12,302
2009/10 *	13,004
2010/11 *	11,666
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Normans Bay from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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Normans Bay railway station serves Normans Bay in East Sussex. It is on the East Coastway Line, and train services are provided by Southern.

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 is in operation at Normans Bay, and even with the lack of services, the crossing is still manned.

Services

The typical off-peak service is one train per hour to Brighton, and one train per hour to Ore. There is no service on Sunday.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Pevensey Bay Pevensey & Westham on Saturdays		Southern East Coastway Line Stopping Mondays-Saturdays only		Cooden Beach

External links

• Train times and station information for Normans Bay railway station from National Rail

Coordinates: 50°49′34″N 0°23′20″E / 50.826°N 0.389°E / 50.826; 0.389