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.

St Leonards Warrior Square
National Rail
The station in 2007
General information
LocationSt Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, East Sussex
England
Grid referenceTQ803093
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSLQ
ClassificationDfT category D
Key dates
13 February 1851 (1851-02-13)Opened as St Leonards[1]
5 December 1870Renamed St Leonards Warrior Square[1]
1 January 1917Closed[1]
1 January 1919Reopened[1]
Passengers
2017/18Increase 0.741 million
2018/19Increase 0.820 million
2019/20Increase 0.823 million
 Interchange 0.179 million
2020/21Decrease 0.285 million
 Interchange Decrease 57,720
2021/22Increase 0.711 million
 Interchange Increase 0.128 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.[2] 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
Marshlink line
to Ashford International
 Ore
Mount Pleasant Tunnel (
230 yd
210 m
)
 Hastings
Hastings Tunnel (
788 yd
721 m
)
Hastings line
to Tonbridge
 St Leonards Warrior Square
 West St Leonards
Bopeep Tunnel (
1318 yd
1205 m
)
Bopeep Junction
 St Leonards West Marina
 Bulverhythe
 Glyne Gap Halt
East Coastway line
to Eastbourne & Brighton

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

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]

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
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