Hastings railway station

Hastings
Hastings
	The new (2004) station building at Hastings
Location
Place	Hastings
Local authority	Hastings, East Sussex
Operations
Station code	HGS
Managed by	Southeastern
Number of platforms	4
	Live arrivals/departures and station information; from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	1.569 million
2005/06 *	1.685 million
2006/07 *	1.852 million
2007/08 *	1.941 million
2008/09 *	1.886 million
2009/10 *	1.801 million
History
13 February 1851	Opened by SER
1931	Rebuilt
2004	Rebuilt
	National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
	* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hastings from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
	UK Railways portal

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

‹ The template below (Infobox GB station) is being considered for merging. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. ›

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.

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 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.

[edit] Services

Railway stations in Hastings

Legend

to EastbourneEast Coastway Line

St Leonards Bulverhythe (closed)

St Leonards West Marina (closed)

to TonbridgeHastings Line

West St Leonards

Bopeep Jnc

Bo-peep Tunnel 1,318 yards (1,205 m)

St Leonards Warrior Square

Hastings Tunnel 788 yards (721 m)

Hastings

Mount Pleasant Tunnel 230 yards (210 m)

Ore

to Ashford InternationalMarshlink Line

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 (1 semi-fast, 1 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)^[1]

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