Leigh railway station
Leigh railway station is on the Redhill to Tonbridge Line and serves Leigh in Kent, England. It is 39 miles 56 chains (39.70 miles, 63.89 km) measured from London Charing Cross via Redhill. Train services are operated by Southern.
Leigh (Kent)  | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Leigh, Sevenoaks England |
| Coordinates | 51.194°N 0.211°E |
| Grid reference | TQ546461 |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | LIH |
| Classification | DfT category F1 |
| Key dates | |
| 1 Sep 1911[1] | Opened (Leigh Halt) |
| Apr 1917[1] | Renamed (Lyghe Halt) |
| 1960[1] | Renamed (Leigh Halt) |
| 5 May 1969[1] | Renamed (Leigh) |
| 1993 | Electrified |
| Passengers | |
| 2017/18 |  41,744 |
| 2018/19 |  46,090 |
| 2019/20 | 46,044 |
| 2020/21 | 12,250 |
| 2021/22 | 29,750 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History
The station was opened as "Leigh Halt" in 1911; was renamed "Lyghe Halt" in 1917; "Leigh Halt" again about 1960; and "Leigh" in 1969. (Leigh is pronounced /laɪ/ (lie)—identical with the name of Lye railway station in the West Midlands.). The station was destaffed in 1967.
In 1993 the line was electrified and services started to run through to London rather than being an extension of the Reading to Tonbridge North Downs Line service.
In 2007, a PERTIS machine was installed at the street entrance to the Tonbridge-bound platform (since replaced by a modern ticket machine). The station was until December 2008 operated by Southeastern before it transferred to Southern, whose green signage was installed before October 2008.
Facilities and Connections
Leigh station is unstaffed and facilities are limited. Tickets can be purchased from the self-service ticket machine at the station and there are passenger help points located on each platforms. There is also a basic shelter located on each platform. The station has step free access available to both platforms.[2]
The station is served Monday-Saturday by the Autocar route 210 which provides connections to Tonbridge and Chiddingstone Causeway.[3]
Services
All services at Leigh are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]
Services increase to 2 tph in each direction during the peak hours.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern | ||||
References
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- "Leigh Station Information". Southern, August 2020.
- "Route 210 timetable: Charcott to Tonbridge". Bustimes.org, August 2020.
- "Timetable 30: Tonbridge to Redhill" (PDF). Southern, December 2019.
External links
- Train times and station information for Leigh railway station from National Rail