Leigh railway station


Leigh railway station is on the Redhill to Tonbridge Line and serves Leigh in Kent, England. It is measured from via. Train services are operated by Southern.

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.. 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. The station was until December 2008 operated by Southeastern before it transferred to Southern, whose green signage was installed before October 2008.

Facilities

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.

Services

All services at Leigh are operated by Southern using EMUs.
The typical off-peak service is one train per hour in each direction between and. A small number of additional services call at the station during the peak hours.

Future plans

In early 2024 Network Rail created a research paper looking into options to increase rail use between Kent and Gatwick Airport. Five options are being looked are:
  1. Tonbridge - Redhill - Gatwick Airport 1tph + Tonbridge - Redhill 1tph
  2. Tonbridge - Redhill - Gatwick Airport 2tph
  3. Tonbridge - Redhill - Gatwick Airport 1tph + Tonbridge - Redhill 1tph
  4. Maidstone West - Redhill - Gatwick Airport 1tph fast + Tonbridge - Redhill 1tph
  5. Ashford International - Redhill - Gatwick Airport 1tph fast + Tonbridge - Redhill 1tph