It was opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway on 11 September 1905, and was originally named Pevensey Bay Halt. It was renamed Pevensey Bay on 5 May 1969.[1]
The station was the setting for an episode of The Goon Show called 'The Pevensey Bay Disaster' which was first broadcast in 1956.[2]
The station is served by a limited service which operates during the peak hours on weekdays only. The station is served by four trains per day to Brighton and five trains per day to Hastings, four of which continue to Ore. There are no weekend services.[3]