Battle railway station
![]() The station in 2006 | |
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 | |
2016/17 | ![]() |
2017/18 | ![]() |
2018/19 | ![]() |
2019/20 | ![]() |
2020/21 | ![]() |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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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. The station building was designed by William Tress, is Grade II listed and considered 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[]
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 via Tonbridge (1 semi-fast, 1 stopping)
- 2 tph to Hastings (1 semi-fast, 1 stopping)
The station is also served by peak hour services to London Cannon Street and Ore.
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Robertsbridge or Wadhurst | Southeastern Hastings Line
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Crowhurst or St Leonards Warrior Square | ||
Disused railways | ||||
Terminus | British Rail Southern Region Bexhill West Branch Line
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Crowhurst | ||
Robertsbridge | South Eastern Railway Hastings Line
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West St Leonards |
Connections[]
No bus services now run from directly outside the station, although bus routes 95, 304 and 305 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[]
- ^ Table 206 National Rail timetable, December 2021
- ^ "Battle Station Onward Travel" (PDF). National Rail. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
External links[]
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- Train times and station information for Battle railway station from National Rail
- Transport in Hastings
- Railway stations in East Sussex
- Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1852
- Railway stations served by Southeastern
- Grade II listed railway stations
- Battle, East Sussex
- 1852 establishments in England