Hastings railway station

This article is about the railway station in England. For other uses, see Hastings station (disambiguation).
Hastings National Rail

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°E / 50.858; 0.576Coordinates: 50°51′29″N 0°34′34″E / 50.858°N 0.576°E / 50.858; 0.576
Grid reference TQ814097
Operations
Station code HGS
Managed by Southeastern
Number of platforms 4
DfT category C1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05   1.569 million
2005/06 Increase 1.685 million
2006/07 Increase 1.852 million
2007/08 Increase 1.941 million
2008/09 Decrease 1.886 million
2009/10 Decrease 1.801 million
2010/11 Increase 1.933 million
2011/12 Increase 2.013 million
2012/13 Increase 2.019 million
2013/14 Increase 2.069 million
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 in Hastings in East Sussex, England. It is situated on the Hastings Line to Tunbridge Wells, the East Coastway Line to Brighton and the Marshlink Line to Ashford International.

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.

A 1914 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing lines around Hastings

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 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

Railway stations in Hastings

Legend
Marshlink Line
to Ashford International and London

Ore
Mount Pleasant tunnel
230 yd 
210 m 

Hastings
Hastings tunnel
788 yd 
721 m 

Hastings Line
to Tonbridge and London Charing Cross

St Leonards Warrior Square
West St Leonards
Bo-peep tunnel
1318 yd 
1205 m 

Bopeep Junction
St Leonards West Marina
Bulverhythe
Glyne Gap Halt
East Coastway Line
to Eastbourne and Brighton

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:

There are also peak hour services from Ore to Cannon Street operated by Southeastern.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
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

References

External links

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