Etchingham railway station is on the
Hastings line in the south of England and serves the village of
Etchingham
Etchingham is a village and civil parish in the Rother district of East Sussex in southern England. The village is located approximately southeast of Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent and northwest of Hastings, on the A265, half a mile west o ...
, East Sussex. It is down the line from
London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by
Southeastern
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.
History
Etchingham station has two platforms linked by a footbridge (with steps on both sides) and a station building housing the ticket office and waiting room. The building dates from 1851, when both the station and the first section of the Hastings line opened, and incorporates
sandstone
Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks.
Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates) ...
blocks taken from a manor house which stood on the site.
Facilities
Train information is provided in the form of automated announcements, LED displays and timetable posters. Disabled passengers may cross between the platforms using the level crossing to the south of the station.
Etchingham is in a
penalty fare
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area and when the ticket office is closed passengers should purchase a ticket before boarding a train.
Services
All services at Etchingham are operated by
Southeastern
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using
EMUs
Emus may refer to:
* Emu
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.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
* 1 tph to
London Charing Cross via
* 1 tph to
During the peak hours, the station is served by additional services between London Charing Cross and Hastings, increasing the service to 2 tph in each direction. There are also peak hour services to
London Cannon Street
Cannon Street station, also known as London Cannon Street, is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in Travelcard zone 1 located on Cannon Street in the City of London and managed by Network Rail. It is ...
and .
References
External links
{{TSGN and SE Stations, Hastings=y, FCC None=y, SN None=y
Railway stations in East Sussex
DfT Category E stations
Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1851
Railway stations served by Southeastern
1851 establishments in England
railway station
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