Battle railway station

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.

Battle
The station in 2006
LocationBattle, Rother, East Sussex
England
Grid referenceTQ754155
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBAT
ClassificationDfT category D
Key dates
1 January 1852Opened
1986Lengthened and electrified
Passengers
2015/16 0.556 million
2016/17 0.560 million
2017/18 0.539 million
2018/19 0.559 million
2019/20 0.527 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Station entrance (1962)

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 shortly after the 1986 electrification of the line by British Rail.

Services

As of May 2014 the typical off-peak service every day is two trains per hour each direction between London Charing Cross and Hastings via Sevenoaks.[1] Trains run more frequently during weekday rush hours to cater for the many residents commuting to London, Tunbridge Wells and Hastings. Some London trains run to and from Cannon Street station (instead of Charing Cross) for easy access to the City of London business and financial district.

No bus services now run from directly outside the station, although buses towards Hastings, Hastings Conquest Hospital, Bexhill-on-Sea, Hawkhurst and Tunbridge Wells stop at the end of the long approach road.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Robertsbridge or Wadhurst   Southeastern
Hastings Line		   Crowhurst or St Leonards Warrior Square
Disused railways
Terminus   British Rail
Southern Region
Bexhill West branch		   Crowhurst
Robertsbridge   South Eastern Railway (UK)
Hastings Line		   West St Leonards

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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