Three Oaks railway station serves the village of Three Oaks in East Sussex,

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. It is on the

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, and train services are provided by Southern. It was originally known as Three Oaks & Guestling.

History

The railway line between Ashford and was opened by the South Eastern Railway in 1851, but originally there were no stations between and Hastings. opened in 1888, and with the introduction of steam railmotor services between and Hastings, three halts were opened between Winchelsea and Ore on 1 July 1907: ; ; and ''Three Oaks Bridge Halt''. The latter station has been renamed four times: in 1909 it became ''Three Oaks Halt''; later on it became ''Three Oaks and Guestling Halt''; on 5 May 1969 ''Three Oaks and Guestling''; finally on 12 May 1980 the present name of ''Three Oaks'' was adopted.

Description

The station has a single platform from which trains depart to Ashford International and Eastbourne via

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. The line was singled in 1979, with all trains using the one-time westbound platform, the eastbound platform remaining in situ, albeit in a decaying state. The platform can only accommodate a single carriage, meaning that passengers wishing to disembark must travel in the front carriage of the train. There is a ticket issuing facility accepting card payments available here and a customer help point with on-screen customer information.

Services

The typical off-peak service at Three Oaks is one train per hour each way between (via ) and . All services are operated by Southern using DMUs.

Service history

Until 2005 the station was served by hourly services each way between and . However, in the 2005 timetable change, trains on the line were extended to run to/from (via and ) and operated as express services; as a result, service frequency at Three Oaks (as well as neighbouring and ) was greatly reduced, to just 3 trains per day each way. This led to the creation of a campaign the by Three Oaks and Winchelsea Action for Rail Transport (THWART) and the Marshlink Line Action Group (MLAG), which aimed to restore regular services from these stations. This campaign was successful, and from December 2010 the weekday and Saturday service frequency at Three Oaks and Winchelsea was increased to 1 train every 2 hours each way (with services calling alternately at each station), plus a few additional stopping services during the peaks. The Sunday frequency has also been two-hourly each way since December 2015. In May 2018, the Brighton express services were replaced by stopping services to/from Eastbourne. The May 2023 timetable change saw hourly services fully restored, with all trains now calling at both Three Oaks and Winchelsea 7 days a week.Train Timetable – Train Times
– Southern Railway

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