Battle railway station
Battle  | |
|---|---|
Apr2006.jpg) The station in 2006 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Battle, Rother, East Sussex England |
| Grid reference | TQ754155 |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | BAT |
| Classification | DfT category D |
| Key dates | |
| 1 January 1852 | Opened |
| 1986 | Lengthened and electrified |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  0.559 million |
| 2019/20 |  0.527 million |
| 2020/21 | 0.103 million |
| 2021/22 | 0.341 million |
| 2022/23 | 0.401 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Battle railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and serves the town of Battle, East Sussex. It is 55 miles 46 chains (89.4 km) down the line from London Charing Cross . The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.
It was opened on 1 January 1852 and line to Hastings opening a month later. The station building was designed by William Tress, is Grade II listed and considered[by whom?] to be one of the finest Gothic-style small stations in the country.
Battle station consists of two platforms linked by a footbridge (with steps on both sides) and a station building housing a ticket office and waiting room. Train information is provided in the form of automated announcements, displays and poster timetables. All the original sidings have now gone and now form part of the car park. The platforms are staggered and originally did not overlap as they do now, but were extended to cater for eight-carriage trains before the 1986 electrification of the line by British Rail.
Services[edit]
All services at Battle are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[1]
- 2 tph to London Charing Cross
- 2 tph to Hastings (1 semi-fast, 1 stopping)
Additional services, including trains to and from and London Cannon Street and Ore call at the station in the peak hours.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern | ||||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Terminus | British Rail Southern Region |
Crowhurst | ||
| Robertsbridge | South Eastern Railway |
West St Leonards | ||
Connections[edit]
No bus services now run from directly outside the station, although bus routes 95 and 1066 towards Hastings, Hastings Conquest Hospital, Bexhill-on-Sea, Hawkhurst and Tunbridge Wells stop at the end of the long approach road. These services are all operated by Stagecoach South East.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Table 206 National Rail timetable, December 2023
- ^ "Battle Station Onward Travel" (PDF). National Rail. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
External links[edit]
- Train times and station information for Battle railway station from National Rail