Ore railway station

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Ore

Location

Place

Ore

Local authority

Hastings, East Sussex

Operations

Station code

ORE

Managed by

Southern

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

22,227

2005/06 *

23,323

History

Key dates

Opened 1 January 1888

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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ore from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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Ore railway station serves Ore in East Sussex, England. It is on the Marshlink Line, and train services are provided by Southern, with a few peak services operated by Southeastern.

Electrification (3rd rail 750v DC) ends here (from Hastings).

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Ore station is the terminus for electric East Coastway services. Trains run regularly to Hastings and beyond. Direct trains to Ashford International only call here occasionally, requiring doubling back via Hastings at other times. There is an hourly service to London Victoria via Haywards Heath. There is also an hourly stopping service to Brighton via Eastbourne

There are two platforms linked by a footbridge, at this station, which is unstaffed, and has no other facilities. There is no road access, and this station is not recommended for people with physical disabilities.

The area has in the past been a hotspot for vandalism, but is now covered comprehensively by CCTV. It is scheduled for a major re-development

Trains terminating and re-starting 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 the single track section on the Marshlink line, which runs through to Appledore