Hastings railway station
Hastings  | |
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 The new (2004) station building at Hastings | |
| Location | |
| Place | Hastings |
| Local authority | Hastings, East Sussex |
| Coordinates | 50°51′29″N 0°34′34″E / 50.858°N 0.576°ECoordinates: 50°51′29″N 0°34′34″E / 50.858°N 0.576°E |
| Grid reference | TQ814097 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HGS |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| DfT category | C1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
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| History | |
| Original company | SER/LBSCR joint |
| Pre-grouping | SE&CR/LBSCR joint |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| 13 February 1851 | Opened |
| 1931 | Rebuilt |
| 2004 | Rebuilt |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hastings from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Hastings railway station is the southern terminus of the Hastings line in the south of England and is one of four stations that serve the town of Hastings, East Sussex. It is also on the East Coastway Line to Eastbourne and the Marshlink Line to Ashford International. It is 62 miles 33 chains (100.4 km) from London Charing Cross measured via Chelsfield and Battle; and 82 miles 33 chains (132.6 km) from Charing Cross via Chelsfield and Ashford.[1]
The station and most trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.
History
It was formerly operated by the South Eastern Railway and the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and was the scene of bitter rivalry between those companies.
The first train arrived at Hastings station in 1851 and with it began Hastings’ heyday. The station was originally V-shaped allowing the two railway companies to have separate platforms and booking areas: one side for SER trains to pass through and the other as a terminal for LBSCR services.
The whole station was reconstructed in a neo-Georgian style in 1931 by the architect James Robb Scott and only the goods shed remained unchanged. All trains now ran through the two new island platforms and a huge central booking hall welcomed travellers.
The station building was re-built in 2004, with the neo-Georgian booking hall demolished and replaced with a modernist building. The southernmost loop platform has been curtailed into an Ashford facing bay. The station contains a small police post manned by British Transport Police, although this is a satellite of the Ashford International police station.
Services
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Services at the station are operated by either Southeastern Trains via the Hastings Line or by Southern Trains via the East Coastway Line and the Marshlink Line. Southeastern services use Class 375 electric multiple units. Southern services use Class 377 electric multiple units and Class 171 diesel multiple units.
The typical off-peak service from the station is:
- Southern
- 1tph to London Victoria via the East Coastway Line (semi-fast)
- 2tph to Brighton via the East Coastway Line (both semi-fast)
- 1tph to Eastbourne (stopping)
- 1tph to Ashford International via the Marshlink Line (semi-fast)
- 2tph to Ore (direct)
- Southeastern
- 2tph to London Charing Cross via the Hastings Line (1 semi-fast, 1 stopping)[2]
There are also peak hour services from Ore to Cannon Street operated by Southeastern.
| Preceding station | |
Following station | ||
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| St Leonards Warrior Square | Southeastern Hastings Line London Charing Cross/London Cannon St to Hastings |
Terminus or Ore Peak Times Only | ||
| St Leonards Warrior Square | Southern East Coastway Line London Victoria/Brighton to Ore |
Ore | ||
| St Leonards Warrior Square | Southern Brighton - Ashford |
Winchelsea or Three Oaks or Ore | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| St Leonards Warrior Square Had to pass through Warrior Square to West Marina until December 1870 |
LB&SCR Brighton, Lewes and Hastings railway |
Terminus | ||
Facilities
The station provides a ticket office, waiting room and toilets. Retail facilities include a coffee shop and newsagent. Outside the station there are a bus station, taxi rank and car park.
Other stations in Hastings
- West St Leonards, Bulverhythe
- Bulverhythe station, Bulverhythe (closed) a temporary terminus until the line extended to St Leonards West Marina
- St Leonards West Marina railway station,a closed station on the LBSCR. (closed)
- St Leonards Warrior Square, St Leonards.
- Ore Railway Station, small station in Ore.
References
- ↑ Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald, ed. Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 18C. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
- ↑ Network Rail Timetable May 2010: Table 206
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hastings railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Hastings railway station from National Rail