Collington railway station
Collington  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Bexhill-on-Sea |
| Local authority | Rother |
| Grid reference | TQ730072 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CLL |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 96,581 |
| 2005/06 |
 122,311 |
| 2006/07 |
 119,105 |
| 2007/08 |
124,376 |
| 2008/09 |
123,588 |
| 2009/10 |
132,246 |
| 2010/11 |
150,860 |
| 2011/12 |
180,984 |
| 2012/13 |
204,392 |
| 2013/14 |
220,436 |
| History | |
| 11 September 1905 | Opened (Collington Wood Halt) |
| 1 September 1906 | Closed |
| 1 June 1911 | Reopened and renamed (West Bexhill Halt) |
| December 1929 | Renamed (Collington Halt) |
| 5 May 1969 | Renamed (Collington) |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Collington from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Collington railway station serves Collington, at the western end of Bexhill in East Sussex. It is on the East Coastway Line, and train services are provided by Southern.
The station has had several name changes: it was opened as Collington Wood Halt on 11 September 1905; closed a year later, it reopened as West Bexhill Halt, and then became Collington Halt in 1929; the Halt was dropped in 1969.
The station has two platforms linked by a footbridge. There are ticket machines on both platforms which have recently replaced the Permit to Travel machines. There are also train information displays on both sides of the station, as well as an information box with an automated announcer providing departure announcements.
The station's sponsorship has recently been acquired by Hastings Direct who now advertise below the station's nameplate.
Services
The typical off-peak service is:
- 2tph (trains per hour) to Ore via Hastings
- 1tph to Brighton via Eastbourne and Lewes
- 1tph to London Victoria via Eastbourne, Gatwick Airport and East Croydon
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Cooden Beach | Southern East Coastway Line Stopping |
Bexhill | ||
External links
- Train times and station information for Collington railway station from National Rail
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Coordinates: 50°50′20″N 0°27′29″E / 50.839°N 0.458°E