Bulverhythe Railway Station

About Bulverhythe Railway Station

Bulverhythe was a temporary railway station on the Brighton Lewes and Hastings Railway in Bulverhythe, now part of Hastings, East Sussex. HistoryThe independent Brighton, Lewes & Hastings Railway was incorporated in 1844 to construct a line from to Bulverhythe, from Hastings. A temporary terminus named "Bulverhythe" was opened on 27 June 1846 on a site near the Bull Inn on the modern day A259 Bexhill Road pending the construction of a bridge over the River Asten. The station remained open for just under six months, before the line was extended to a permanent station at St Leonards West Marina in November 1846. The Brighton, Lewes & Hastings Railway was taken over by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1847. Present daySt Leonards West Marina station closed in 1967 and the only remaining station in the West St Leonards area is West St Leonards.

Bulverhythe Railway Station Description

Bulverhythe was a temporary railway station on the Brighton Lewes and Hastings Railway in Bulverhythe, now part of Hastings, East Sussex. HistoryThe independent Brighton, Lewes & Hastings Railway was incorporated in 1844 to construct a line from to Bulverhythe, from Hastings. A temporary terminus named "Bulverhythe" was opened on 27 June 1846 on a site near the Bull Inn on the modern day A259 Bexhill Road pending the construction of a bridge over the River Asten. The station remained open for just under six months, before the line was extended to a permanent station at St Leonards West Marina in November 1846. The Brighton, Lewes & Hastings Railway was taken over by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1847. Present daySt Leonards West Marina station closed in 1967 and the only remaining station in the West St Leonards area is West St Leonards.

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Bulverhythe Railway Station is located at Saint Leonards, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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