Ore railway station
Ore  | |||||
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 The platforms at Ore station, looking north-east | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Ore, Borough of Hastings, England | ||||
| Coordinates | 50°52′01″N 0°35′31″E / 50.867°N 0.592°E | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ824106 | ||||
| Manager | Southern | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | ORE | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 January 1888 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  78,634 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.208 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.229 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.255 million | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.272 million | ||||
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Ore railway station serves the suburb of Ore, in Hastings,East Sussex, England. It lies on the Marshlink Line. Services are provided by Southern, with a single peak hour service operated by Southeastern. Third rail 750 V DC electrification from Hastings ends here.
The station is also the terminus for electric services on the East Coastway Line. Trains terminating and restarting at this station run forward into a turnaround siding, which runs adjacent to the Marshlink Line as far as Ore Tunnel. Ore is also the start of a single-track section.
History
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The station opened in 1888 and was electrified in 1935.[1]
Ore station was once adjoined to the north by a depot for electric trains, but this closed in May 1986 following the electrification of the Hastings to Tonbridge line. Train servicing and cleaning was relocated to St Leonards Depot.
Facilities
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There are two platforms, linked by a footbridge; both have shelters and modern help points. Ore station has been unstaffed since a booking office fire in the late 1980s, although the station has a self-service ticket machine available for purchases. The station has step-free access to the Ashford-bound platform only.[2]
The area has in the past been a hotspot for vandalism but is now covered comprehensively by CCTV. It is scheduled for redevelopment in the future, which may involve the station being renamed to either Hastings East or Ore Valley.[3]
Services
[edit]Services at Ore are operated by two train operating companies; the typical service in trains per hour/day (tph/tpd) is:[4]
- 1 tph to London Victoria, via Gatwick Airport
- 1 tph to Brighton (semi-fast)
- 1 tph to Eastbourne (stopping)
- 1 tph to Ashford International.
- 1 tpd to London Charing Cross, via Tunbridge Wells.
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| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Southern | ||||
| Southern | Terminus | |||
| Southeastern Limited Service | ||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ore". Kent Rail. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ↑ "Ore station information". Southern. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ↑ "Access to Hastings Multi Modal Study (Consultation Report)" (PDF). Hastings.gov.uk. p. 324. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
- ↑ Table 176, 191 National Rail timetable, Dec 2025
- ↑ "Timetables". Southern. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ "Timetables". Southeastern. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Ore railway station from National Rail