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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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St Leonards Warrior Square Railway Station

St Leonards Warrior Square railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and is one of four stations that serve Hastings, East Sussex. It is 61 miles 55 chains (99.3 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station is operated by Southeastern but is also served by trains operated by Southern.

History

The station building and house, still in existence today, were constructed in 1851 by the South Eastern Railway (SER). The competing London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) trains were not allowed to stop here until December 1870. Between 1851 and 1882, it was named Gensing Station. The two companies maintained separate booking offices until 1923 when they both became part of the Southern Railway. The station is constructed in a narrow valley with higher ground east and west, so that trains arrive and depart either end of the platform through tunnels. This restricts the number of carriages which have direct access to the platform to 8 cars.

Services

Railway stations
in Hastings
Ore
Mount Pleasant Tunnel (
230 yd
210 m
)
Hastings
Hastings Tunnel (
788 yd
721 m
)
St Leonards Warrior Square
West St Leonards
Bopeep Tunnel (
1318 yd
1205 m
)
St Leonards West Marina
Bulverhythe
Glyne Gap Halt

Services at St Leonards Warrior Square are operated by Southern and Southeastern.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

Southern

During the peak hours and on Saturdays, the station is also served by an additional hourly semi-fast service between Brighton and Ore.

Southern services at St Leonards Warrior Square are operated using Class 377 EMUs and Class 171 DMUs.

Southeastern

Southeastern also operate a number of peak hour services to London Cannon Street and Ore.

Southeastern services at St Leonards Warrior Square are operated using Class 375 EMUs.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southern
West St Leonards or Battle   Southeastern
 
  Historical railways  
St Leonards
West Marina
  London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
  Hastings

References

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 204.
  2. ^ White, H.P. (1992). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Southern England (Vol. 2). Nairn, Scotland: David St John Thomas. p. 35. ISBN 0-946537-77-1.
  3. ^ Table 190, 192, 206 National Rail timetable, May 2022

50°51′22″N 0°33′40″E / 50.856°N 0.561°E / 50.856; 0.561