Battle railway station

"Battle station" redirects here. For the warship position, see General quarters.

Battle
The station in 2006
General information
Location	Battle, Rother, East Sussex England
Grid reference	TQ754155
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BAT
Classification	DfT category D
Key dates
1 January 1852	Opened
1986	Lengthened and electrified
Passengers
2018/19	0.559 million
2019/20	0.527 million
2020/21	0.103 million
2021/22	0.341 million
2022/23	0.401 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Station entrance (1962)

Battle railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and serves the town of Battle, East Sussex. It is 55 miles 46 chains (89.4 km) down the line from London Charing Cross . The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.

It was opened on 1 January 1852 and line to Hastings opening a month later. The Gothic-style station building, designed by William Tress, is Grade II listed.

Battle station consists of two platforms linked by a footbridge (with steps on both sides) and a station building housing a ticket office and waiting room. Train information is provided in the form of automated announcements, displays and poster timetables. All the original sidings have now gone and now form part of the car park. The platforms are staggered and originally did not overlap as they do now, but were extended to cater for eight-carriage trains before the 1986 electrification of the line by British Rail.

Services

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

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

• 2 tph to London Charing Cross
• 2 tph to Hastings (1 semi-fast, 1 stopping)

Additional services, including trains to and from and London Cannon Street and Ore call at the station in the peak hours.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Robertsbridge		Southeastern Hastings Line		Crowhurst
	Disused railways
Terminus		British Rail Southern Region Bexhill West Branch Line		Crowhurst
Robertsbridge		South Eastern Railway Hastings Line		West St Leonards

Connections

No bus services now run from directly outside the station, although bus routes 95 and 1066 towards Hastings, Hastings Conquest Hospital, Bexhill-on-Sea, Hawkhurst and Tunbridge Wells stop at the end of the long approach road. These services are all operated by Stagecoach South East.

External links

• Train times and station information for Battle railway station from National Rail