| Ore | |
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| End of the station platform | |
| Location | |
| Place | Ore Valley, Hastings |
| Local authority | Hastings, East Sussex |
| Operations | |
| Station code | ORE |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 22,227 |
| 2005/06 * | 23,323 |
| 2006/07 * | 33,296 |
| 2007/08 * | 53,876 |
| 2008/09 * | 88,842 |
| 2009/10 * | 110,524 |
| History | |
| Opened 1 January 1888 | |
| 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 Ore from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Ore railway station serves Ore Valley 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.
Third rail 750V DC electrification from Hastings ends here.
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Ore station is the terminus for electric East Coastway services. Trains run regularly to Hastings and beyond (the usual termini for trains from Ore are either Brighton or London Victoria). Direct trains to Ashford International, originating in Brighton, only call here occasionally, requiring doubling back via Hastings at other times. There is an hourly service to London Victoria via Lewes and Haywards Heath. There is also an hourly stopping service to Brighton via Eastbourne and peak Southeastern trains to/from London via Battle.
Ore station was once adjoined to the north by a depot for electric trains but this closed in the 1980s.
Today, there are two platforms linked by a footbridge. Ore station has been unstaffed since a booking office fire in the late 1980s, and it 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. There has been some debate as to whether the station should be renamed Hastings East or Ore Valley.[1]
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.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Hastings | Southern Brighton - Ore |
Terminus | ||
| Hastings | Southern London Victoria - Ore |
Terminus | ||
| Hastings | Southern Occasional services only Brighton - Ashford |
Winchelsea or Three Oaks |
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| Hastings | Southeastern Peak Times Only London Cannon Street - Ore |
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