Hastings railway station

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This article is about the railway station in England. For the station in New York, see Hastings-on-Hudson (Metro-North station).

Hastings
Location
Place	Hastings, East Sussex
Local authority	Hastings
Operations
Managed by	South Eastern
Platforms in use	4
Annual entry/exit 02/03	1.422 million *
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Hastings railway station is in Hastings in East Sussex, England. It is situated on the Hastings Line to Tonbridge, the East Coastway Line to Brighton and the Marshlink Line to Ashford.

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 station building was re-built in 2004.

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

• 2tph (trains per hour) to London Charing Cross via Tunbridge Wells
• 1tph to London Cannon Street via Tunbridge Wells
• 1tph to London Victoria via Eastbourne and Haywards Heath
• 2tph to Brighton via Eastbourne and Lewes
• 1tph to Ashford International via the Marshlink Line

[edit] See also

There is a DVD of the driver's view of the Hastings line into Charring Cross.

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Hastings railway station from National Rail
• Map and aerial photo of Hastings railway station from Multimap.com

[edit] Gallery

Station concourse

Dedication plaque

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
St Leonards Warrior Square		Southeastern Hastings Line		Ore (limited service)
St Leonards Warrior Square		Southern East Coastway Line		Terminus
Terminus		Southern Marshlink Line		Ore