Stonegate railway station

Stonegate railway station (not to be confused with Stone Crossing) is on the Hastings line in the south of England. It is located between Witherenden Hill and Stonegate in the parish of Ticehurst, East Sussex. It is located 43 miles 66 chains (70.5 km) down the line from London Charing Cross . The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.

Stonegate
National Rail
The station in 2007
General information
LocationBetween Witherenden Hill and Stonegate in the parish of Ticehurst, Rother
England
Coordinates51.020°N 0.364°E / 51.020; 0.364
Grid referenceTQ658271
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSOG
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Original companySouth Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
1 September 1851Opened as Witherenden
December 1851Renamed Ticehurst Road
16 June 1947Renamed Stonegate
Passengers
2017/18Increase 0.180 million
2018/19Increase 0.187 million
2019/20Decrease 0.176 million
2020/21Decrease 29,224
2021/22Increase 93,064
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Services

All services at Stonegate are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[1]

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 and Ore.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southeastern

History

The South Eastern Railway route between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings was authorised in 1846 (9 & 10 Vic. cap. LXIV), and opened in stages: the section between Tunbridge Wells and Robertsbridge was opened on 1 September 1851.[2] The station opened the same day named Witherenden[3] (the name of a nearby hamlet), but was renamed in December the same year to Ticehurst Road.[4] It became Stonegate (after a village about 1 mile away) on 16 June 1947.[5]

On 13 April 2014, it emerged that a BlackRock fund manager travelling from the station had dodged an estimated £42,550 over five years in season ticket fares to London by using an unvalidated Oyster card and avoiding ticket inspectors. It is believed to have been the highest fare dodge known in Britain.[6]

References

  1. Table 206 National Rail timetable, December 2021
  2. Dendy Marshall, C.F.; Kidner, R.W. (1963) [1937]. History of the Southern Railway (2nd ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 290. ISBN 0-7110-0059-X.
  3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 252. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  4. Butt 1995, pp. 252, 229
  5. Butt 1995, pp. 229, 221
  6. "City manager 'in £42,550 fare dodge'". 13 April 2014 via www.bbc.co.uk.
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