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

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History

Chichester, Haughley, Headcorn & Robertsbridge RJD 152

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

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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

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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

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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

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and .

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{{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 Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...