St Leonards Warrior Square railway station
St Leonards Warrior Square  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | St Leonards on Sea |
| Local authority | Hastings, East Sussex |
| Grid reference | TQ803093 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SLQ |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | D |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.666 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.655 million |
| 2013/14 |
 0.677 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.734 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.759 million |
| History | |
| 13 February 1851 | Opened as St Leonards[1] |
| 5 December 1870 | Renamed St Leonards Warrior Square[1] |
| 1 January 1917 | Closed[1] |
| 1 January 1919 | Reopened[1] |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at St Leonards Warrior Square from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
St Leonards Warrior Square railway station is one of four railway stations serving Hastings in East Sussex, England. It is on the Hastings Line and the East Coastway Line, and train services are provided by Southeastern and Southern.
History
The station building and house, still in existence today, were constructed in 1851 by the South Eastern Railway (SER). The competing London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) trains were not allowed to stop here until December 1870.[2] The two companies maintained separate booking offices until 1923 when they both became part of the Southern Railway. The station is constructed in a narrow valley with higher ground east and west, so that trains arrive and depart either end of the platform through tunnels. This restricts the number of carriages which have direct access to the platform.
Services
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Services at the station are operated by either Southeastern Trains via the Hastings Line or by Southern Trains via the East Coastway Line and the Marshlink Line. Southeastern services use Class 375 electric multiple units. Southern services use Class 377 electric multiple units and Class 171 diesel multiple units.
As of May 2010 the typical off-peak service from the station is:
- Southern Trains
- 1tph to London Victoria via the East Coastway Line (semi-fast)
- 2tph to Brighton via the East Coastway Line (1 semi-fast, 1 stopping)
- 1tph to Ashford International via the Hastings and the Marshlink Line (semi-fast)
- 2tph to Ore via Hastings
- Southeastern Trains
- 2tph to London Charing Cross via the Hastings Line (1 semi-fast, 1 stopping)
- 2tph to Hastings (direct)[3]
There are also peak hour services to London Cannon Street operated by Southeastern.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexhill | Southern Brighton - Ore London Victoria - Ore Brighton - Ashford |
Hastings | ||
| Battle or West St Leonards |
Southeastern London Charing Cross - Hastings |
Hastings | ||
| Southeastern Peak Times Only London Cannon Street - Ore |
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| Historical railways | ||||
| St Leonards West Marina |
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway East Coastway Line |
Hastings | ||
Gallery
The platform
Above the tunnel mouth
Above the tunnel mouth, in the snow (January 2006)
A 1914 Railway Clearing House map of lines around St Leonards Warrior Square railway station.
References
- 1 2 3 4 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 204.
- ↑ White, H.P. (1992). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Southern England (Vol. 2). Nairn, Scotland: David St John Thomas. p. 35. ISBN 0-946537-77-1.
- ↑ Network Rail Timetable May 2010: Table 206
External links
- Train times and station information for St Leonards Warrior Square railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 50°51′22″N 0°33′40″E / 50.856°N 0.561°E