Winchelsea railway station
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Winchelsea railway station is about 1 kilometre (0.621372736649807 mi) from Winchelsea and is actually in the neighbouring parish of Udimore. It is on the Marshlink Line
15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north east of Hastings
, and train services are provided by Southern
. The station originally had two platforms, but in 1979, the line was singled and only the up platform is now in use. The former down platform and station building are now converted to a private house.
The station is in an isolated location. It is not a convenient way of getting to or from Winchelsea, especially outside daylight hours. One has to walk down an unlit and winding county lane and then climb a steep hill, walking along the A259 trunk road, which does not have a pavement. Being so isolated and given the limited stopping service, it little used other than by walkers visiting the Brede Valley. Local people may book a free lift to and from the station through a voluntary scheme run through the village post office.
The station is unstaffed and there are no ticket issuing facilities available.
An ungated level crossing means that all trains must slow down to a maximum of 25 miles per hour (40.2 km/h) at this location.
Between December 2005 and 2010, there was a very limited service to Winchelsea, of just three or four trains a day in each direction at inconvenient times. Prior to this, there had been an hourly service. Local campaign groups THWART and the Marshlink Action Group have campaigned for services to be increased, and from December 2010, a two-hourly service in each direction has been restored.
and Ashford International
.
Marshlink Line
The Marshlink Line is the name given to services on the railway line linking Ashford with Hastings in the South East of England. The line was part of an original proposal by a company named the Brighton Lewes and Hastings Railway to extend its coast route to Hastings...
15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north east of Hastings
Hastings railway station
Hastings railway station is in Hastings in East Sussex, England. It is situated on the Hastings Line to Tunbridge Wells, the East Coastway Line to Brighton and the Marshlink Line to Ashford International....
, and train services are provided by Southern
Southern (train operating company)
Southern is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. Officially named Southern Railway Ltd., it is a subsidiary of Govia, a joint venture between transport groups Go-Ahead Group and Keolis, and has operated the South Central rail franchise since October 2000 and the Gatwick Express service...
. The station originally had two platforms, but in 1979, the line was singled and only the up platform is now in use. The former down platform and station building are now converted to a private house.
The station is in an isolated location. It is not a convenient way of getting to or from Winchelsea, especially outside daylight hours. One has to walk down an unlit and winding county lane and then climb a steep hill, walking along the A259 trunk road, which does not have a pavement. Being so isolated and given the limited stopping service, it little used other than by walkers visiting the Brede Valley. Local people may book a free lift to and from the station through a voluntary scheme run through the village post office.
The station is unstaffed and there are no ticket issuing facilities available.
An ungated level crossing means that all trains must slow down to a maximum of 25 miles per hour (40.2 km/h) at this location.
Between December 2005 and 2010, there was a very limited service to Winchelsea, of just three or four trains a day in each direction at inconvenient times. Prior to this, there had been an hourly service. Local campaign groups THWART and the Marshlink Action Group have campaigned for services to be increased, and from December 2010, a two-hourly service in each direction has been restored.
Services
There is a two-hourly service to Winchelsea with trains to BrightonBrighton railway station
Brighton railway station is the principal railway station in the city of Brighton and Hove, on the south coast of England. The station master is Mark Epsom...
and Ashford International
Ashford International railway station
Ashford International railway station serves Ashford in Kent, England. Services are provided by Southeastern, Southern and Eurostar.International services use platforms 3 & 4, whilst domestic trains use the original platforms 1 & 2, and a new island built when the Channel Tunnel opened...
.