Leigh railway station

Leigh railway station

Infobox UK station


name = Leigh (Kent)
manager = Southeastern
code = LIH
locale = Leigh
borough = Sevenoaks
lowusage0405 = 39,805
lowusage0506 = 43,359
lowusage0607 = 44,535
platforms = 2
years = 1911
events = Opened

Leigh railway station is on the Redhill to Tonbridge Line and serves Leigh in Kent. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern.

Trains from the station run east to Tonbridge railway station and Tunbridge Wells, and west to London Charing Cross via Redhill and East Croydon, and to Horsham.

It opened as "Leigh Halt" in 1911; was renamed "Lyghe Halt" in 1917; "Leigh Halt" again about 1960; and "Leigh" in 1969. (Leigh is pronounced as in "lie", but rail enquiries staff often expect a pronunciation of "lee".)

Services

See also

*Lee railway station in south east London (similar sounding name)
*Lye railway station in the West Midlands (similar sounding name)

External links

* [http://www.anjoco.f9.co.uk/sheffrail/dec04/cat.htm Sheffield Railway Auctions page] provided details of the name changes


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