Hastings  | |||||
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 The platforms at Hastings station, looking west | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Hastings,Borough of Hastings,East Sussex England | ||||
| Coordinates | 50°51′29″N0°34′34″E / 50.858°N 0.576°E /50.858; 0.576 | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ814097 | ||||
| Managed by | Southeastern | ||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | HGS | ||||
| Classification | DfT category C1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | SER/LBSCR joint | ||||
| Pre-grouping | SE&CR/LBSCR joint | ||||
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 13 February 1851 | Opened | ||||
| 1931 | Rebuilt | ||||
| 2004 | Rebuilt | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  2.414 million | ||||
| Interchange | 65,176 | ||||
| 2020/21 |  0.725 million | ||||
| Interchange | 15,778 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 1.691 million | ||||
| Interchange | 41,519 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 1.903 million | ||||
| Interchange | 35,074 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 2.002 million | ||||
| Interchange | 32,871 | ||||
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Hastings railway station is the southern terminus of theHastings line in the south of England and is one of four stations that serve the town ofHastings, East Sussex. It is also on theEast Coastway line toEastbourne and theMarshlink line toAshford International. It is 62 miles 33 chains (100.4 km) fromLondon Charing Cross measured via Chelsfield and Battle; and 82 miles 33 chains (132.6 km) from Charing Cross via Chelsfield and Ashford.[1]
The station is managed bySoutheastern, which is one of twotrain operating companies at the station, alongsideSouthern, who operate the most services.
The station was first proposed by theSouth Eastern Railway (SER) on 9 October 1835, as the terminus for a railway fromTunbridge Wells viaRye.[2] These plans were developed during 1843, as the SER planned the most practical route to the town through what would be difficult terrain. In the meantime, the Parliamentary Select Committee had supported a scheme by the Brighton, Lewes & Hastings Railway (BLHR), which would connect the town to theLondon and Brighton Railway (LBR). The BLHR were awarded theact of parliament to build the railway to Hastings, with an additional option to extend the line through Rye toAshford.[3] The SER were not happy about a rival company building routes in their area, and in late 1845 researched the feasibility of a route via Tunbridge Wells.[4] The Government insisted the SER constructed the line from Ashford to Hastings (now theMarshlink line) first before any direct route could be built. Meanwhile, the LBR and BLHR had amalgamated with other companies to form theLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway, who became bitter rivals with the SER.[5]
The station opened on 13 February 1851 when the line from Ashford was completed through toBopeep Junction. The station was originally V-shaped allowing the two railway companies to have separate platforms and booking areas: one side for SER trains to pass through and the other as a terminal for LBSCR services. The two companies continued to argue with each other and object to trains stopping or passing through the station.[6] The SER also wanted separate goods sheds from the LBSCR.[7] The connection to Tunbridge Wells opened on 1 February 1852.[8]
The whole station was reconstructed in a neo-Georgian style in 1931 by the architectJames Robb Scott and only the goods shed remained unchanged. All trains now ran through the two new island platforms, which provided better flexibility.[9][10]
The station building was re-built in 2003, in a £8.6 million redevelopment as part of regenerating the local area by Deputy Prime MinisterJohn Prescott.[11] The neo-Georgian booking hall was demolished and replaced with a modernist building.[12] The new station was constructed to the east of the original. It was opened byJeff Rooker on 14 October 2004, after which the old station building was demolished and the land re-used as a car park.[13]
The southernmost loop platform was curtailed into an Ashford facing bay. The station contains a small police post staffed byBritish Transport Police, although this is a satellite of theAshford International police station.
Services at Hastings are operated bySouthern andSoutheastern usingClass 171DMUs, andClass 375 and377EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[14]
Additional services, including trains to and fromLondon Cannon Street call at the station during the peak hours.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Southern | ||||
| Southeastern | Terminus | |||
Limited Service | ||||
| Disused railways | ||||
| St Leonards Warrior Square | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway | Terminus | ||
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