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St Leonards West Marina railway station
Disused railway station in East Sussex, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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St Leonards West Marina is a disused railway station in the Bopeep area of the borough of Hastings, East Sussex. Opened by the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway in 1846, it was the first permanent station to serve the area and became part of a feud between two rival railway companies over access to nearby Hastings. Although not very convenient for local services, the station became an important goods rail-head and the location of a Motive Power Depot for steam locomotives working non electrified services, including those to London. The station was closed in 1967 and the buildings subsequently demolished, although in 2023 the down platform could still be seen.
St Leonards West Marina | |
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General information | |
Location | West St Leonards, Hastings, East Sussex England |
Grid reference | TQ787089 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway |
Pre-grouping | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
7 November 1846 | Opened as Hastings & St Leonard's |
13 February 1851 | Renamed St Leonards |
5 December 1870 | Renamed St Leonards West Marina |
1 June 1889 | Rebuilt on adjacent site to the east |
10 November 1962 | Closed to goods traffic |
10 July 1967 | Closed to passengers |
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