Stonegate railway station
Stonegate | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Rother |
| Coordinates | 51°01′12″N 0°21′50″E / 51.020°N 0.364°E |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | SOG |
| History | |
| Original company | South Eastern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | South Eastern and Chatham Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 September 1851 | Opened as Witherenden |
| December 1851 | Renamed Ticehurst Road |
| 16 June 1947 | Renamed Stonegate |
Stonegate railway station is on the Hastings Line in East Sussex in England. Train services are provided by Southeastern.
Services
The typical off-peak service is one train per hour to London Charing Cross via Tunbridge Wells, and one train per hour to Hastings.[1]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wadhurst | Southeastern Hastings Line Stopping |
Etchingham | ||
History
The South Eastern Railway route between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings was authorised in 1846 (9 & 10 Vic. cap. LXIV), and opened in stages: the section between Tunbridge Wells and Robertsbridge was opened on 1 September 1851.[2] One of the stations opened the same day was originally named Witherenden[3] (the name of a nearby hamlet), but was renamed in December the same year to Ticehurst Road.[4] It became Stonegate (after a village about 1 mile away) on 16 June 1947.[5]
On 13 April 2014, it emerged that Jonathan Burrows, a BlackRock fund manager travelling from the station, had dodged an estimated £42,550 over five years in season ticket fares to London by using an unvalidated Oyster card and avoiding ticket inspectors. It is believed to have been the highest fare dodge known in Britain.[6][7]
References
- ^ Table 206 National Rail timetable, May 2011
- ^ Dendy Marshall, C.F.; Kidner, R.W. (1963) [1937]. History of the Southern Railway (2nd ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 290. ISBN 0-7110-0059-X.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 252. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Butt 1995, pp. 252, 229
- ^ Butt 1995, pp. 229, 221
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-27011497
- ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2713784/Unmasked-City-high-flier-Jonathan-Burrows-dodged-43-000-rail-fares-paid-3-days.html
External links
- Train times and station information for Stonegate railway station from National Rail