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'''Winchelsea railway station''' is a railway station in [[East Sussex]], England. It is about {{convert|1|km|mi|disp=flip}} from [[Winchelsea]] and is actually in the neighbouring parish of Udimore. It is on the [[Marshlink line]] {{convert|15|km|mi|disp=flip}} north east of [[Hastings railway station|Hastings]], and train services are provided by [[Southern (train operating company)|Southern]]. The station originally had two platforms, but in 1979, the line was [[Single track (rail)#Doubling and singling|singled]] and only the up platform is now in use. The former down platform and station building are now converted to a private house.
'''Winchelsea railway station''' is a railway station in [[East Sussex]], England. It is about {{convert|1|km|mi|disp=flip}} from [[Winchelsea]] and is actually in the neighbouring parish of Udimore. It is on the [[Marshlink line]] {{convert|15|km|mi|disp=flip}} north east of [[Hastings railway station|Hastings]], and train services are provided by [[Southern (train operating company)|Southern]]. The station originally had two platforms, but in 1979, the line was [[Single track (rail)#Doubling and singling|singled]] and only the up platform is now in use. The former down platform and station building are now converted to a private house.
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[[File:Winchelsea 8 82 copy.jpg|thumb|left|Winchelsea station, August 1982]]
[[File:Winchelsea 8 82 copy.jpg|thumb|left|Winchelsea station, August 1982]]


The station is in an isolated location.{{sfn|Course|1974|p=67}} It is not a convenient way of getting to or from Winchelsea, especially outside daylight hours. The route involves walking down an unlit and winding country lane and then climbing a steep hill, walking along the A259 trunk road, which does not have a pavement.<ref>{{cite book|title=Slow Travel Sussex: South Downs, Weald & Coast|first=Tim|last=Locke|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|year=2017|p=273|isbn=978-1-784-77042-6}}</ref> The journey takes about 15 minutes. As an alternative, Stagecoach bus route 100 runs from {{rws|Rye|East Sussex}} and stops in the town.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/winchelsea-east-sussex|title=Winchelsea, East Sussex|work=National Trust|accessdate=11 October 2019}}</ref>
The station is in an isolated location.{{sfn|Course|1974|p=67}} It is not a convenient way of getting to or from Winchelsea, especially outside daylight hours. The route from the station to the town involves walking down an unlit and winding country lane, then walking along the A259 trunk road before climbing a steep hill to reach the town.<ref>{{cite book|title=Slow Travel Sussex: South Downs, Weald & Coast|first=Tim|last=Locke|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|year=2017|page=273|isbn=978-1-784-77042-6}}</ref> The journey takes about 20 minutes on foot. However, local people may book a free lift to and from the station via a voluntary scheme run through Winchelsea Farm Kitchen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.winchelsea.com/town-life/|title=Town life|date=23 May 2016 |publisher=Winchelsea Corporation|access-date=11 October 2019}}</ref>


As an alternative to trains, [[Stagecoach Group|Stagecoach]] runs bus route 100 between [[Hastings]] and [[Rye, East Sussex|Rye]], which stops in the town.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/winchelsea-east-sussex|title=Winchelsea, East Sussex|work=National Trust|access-date=11 October 2019}}</ref>
Being isolated and given the limited stopping service, it is little used other than by walkers visiting the Brede Valley.{{fact|date=October 2019}} Local people may book a free lift to and from the station via a voluntary scheme run through Winchelsea Farm Kitchen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.winchelsea.com/town-life/|title=Town life|publisher=Winchelsea Corporation|accessdate=11 October 2019}}</ref>

Despite its isolation, the station is used by walkers visiting the Brede Valley.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}


==Facilities==
==Facilities==
The buildings have been sold into private ownership and so this station is unstaffed.{{sfn|Mitchell|Smith|1987|loc=fig. 35}} There is a ticket machine at the station.
The buildings have been sold into private ownership and so this station is unstaffed.{{sfn|Mitchell|Smith|1987|loc=fig. 35}} There is a ticket machine at the station.


Limited parking facilities are available at the station.<ref>{{cite web | title =Essential Information | work =Winchelsea Walk | publisher =East Sussex County Council | date =March 2004 | url =http://www.winchelsea.com/WinchelseaWalkwebversion.pdf | format=PDF | accessdate =22 February 2012 }}</ref>
Free parking facilities are available at the station.<ref>{{cite web | title =Essential Information | work =Winchelsea Walk | publisher =East Sussex County Council | date =March 2004 | url =http://www.winchelsea.com/WinchelseaWalkwebversion.pdf | access-date =22 February 2012 }}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The station was opened by the [[South Eastern Railway (England)|South Eastern Railway]] (SER) on 13 February 1851 as one of the first stations on the line from Ashford to Hastings, along with {{rws|Ham Street}}, {{rws|Appledore}} and {{rws|Rye|East Sussex}}.{{sfn|Gray|1990|p=210}} The station, like several others on the line, was built with staggered platforms on the belief that it would be safer for passengers to cross the railway behind a departing train.{{sfn|Mitchell|Smith|1987|loc=fig. 33}}
The station was opened by the [[South Eastern Railway (England)|South Eastern Railway]] (SER) on 13 February 1851 as one of the first stations on the line from Ashford to Hastings, along with {{rws|Ham Street}}, {{rws|Appledore}} and {{rws|Rye|East Sussex}}.{{sfn|Gray|1990|p=210}} The station, like several others on the line, was built with staggered platforms on the belief that it would be safer for passengers to cross the railway behind a departing train.{{sfn|Mitchell|Smith|1987|loc=fig. 33}} The station building was designed by the company architect [[William Tress]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Survey of the St. Leonards and Hastings to Ashford Line by the Government Inspector |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000257/18501231/023/0006 |newspaper=Sussex Advertiser |location=England |date=31 December 1850 |access-date=24 July 2024 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref>


Traffic was very sparse and the station closed on 1 September, in part because it was impossible to access the town without crossing private land. The Mayor of Winchelsea campaigned for reopening and negotiating access with the respective landowner, and the SER agreed to open the station on 4 December.{{sfn|Gray|1990|pp=210–212}} A resignalling programme took place in the early 1890s.{{sfn|Gray|1990|p=213}}
Traffic was very sparse and the station closed on 1 September, in part because it was impossible to access the town without crossing private land. The Mayor of Winchelsea campaigned for reopening and negotiating access with the respective landowner, and the SER agreed to open the station on 4 December.{{sfn|Gray|1990|pp=210–212}} A resignalling programme took place in the early 1890s.{{sfn|Gray|1990|p=213}}


The station gradually reduced its facilities. In 1961, the station building was sold off, and has since been in private hands.{{sfn|Course|1974|p=69}} By 1969, the signal box and goods siding had been removed, and by the early 1970s the shelter canopy was removed and the post of crossing keeper was discontinued.{{sfn|Mitchell|Smith|1987|loc=figs. 35, 36}} On 1 October 1979, the line was reduced to single track to reduce operational costs. The down platform (to Hastings) was removed; since then all trains have stopped at the one remaining platform.{{sfn|Sissons|2008|p=411}} A {{convert|20|mph}} speed limit was imposed on the line approaching Winchelsea.<ref name=rus>{{cite document|url=http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/rus%20documents/route%20utilisation%20strategies/kent/consultation%20responses/b/bexhill%20rail%20action%20group.pdf|title=Letter from Bexhill Rail Action Group to RUS Programme Manager|publisher=Network Rail|year=2009|p=6|accessdate=26 August 2016}}</ref> The wooden shelter on the remaining (up) platform was replaced by a conventional modern shelter in 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kentrail.org.uk/winchelsea.htm|title=Winchelsea|first=David|last=Glasspool|work=Kent Rail|accessdate=13 October 2019}}</ref>
The station gradually reduced its facilities. In 1961, the station building was sold off, and has since been in private hands.{{sfn|Course|1974|p=69}} By 1969, the signal box and goods siding had been removed, and by the early 1970s the shelter canopy was removed and the post of crossing keeper was discontinued.{{sfn|Mitchell|Smith|1987|loc=figs. 35, 36}} On 1 October 1979, the line was reduced to single track to reduce operational costs. The down platform (to Hastings) was removed; since then all trains have stopped at the one remaining platform.{{sfn|Sissons|2008|p=411}} A {{convert|20|mph}} speed limit was imposed on the line approaching Winchelsea.<ref name=rus>{{cite web|url=http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/rus%20documents/route%20utilisation%20strategies/kent/consultation%20responses/b/bexhill%20rail%20action%20group.pdf|title=Letter from Bexhill Rail Action Group to RUS Programme Manager|publisher=Network Rail|year=2009|page=6|access-date=26 August 2016}}</ref> The wooden shelter on the remaining (up) platform was replaced by a conventional modern shelter in 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kentrail.org.uk/winchelsea.htm|title=Winchelsea|first=David|last=Glasspool|work=Kent Rail|access-date=13 October 2019}}</ref>

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Local campaign groups Three Oaks and Winchelsea Action for Rail Transport (THWART) and the Marshlink Action Group (MLAG) campaigned for services to be increased, and from December 2010 a two-hourly service in each direction was restored.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/kentish-express-ashford-district/20091021/282041913195888|title=All Change on the Old Diesel Marshlink line|work=Kentish Express|date=21 October 2009|accessdate=11 October 2019}}</ref> In 2015, trains began stopping at the station on Sundays, after a ten-year campaign.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ryeandbattleobserver.co.uk/news/sunday-trains-resume-at-winchelsea-and-three-oaks-1-7095059|title=Sunday trains resume at Winchelsea and Three Oaks|work=Rye and Battle Observer|date=1 December 2015}}</ref>


==Services==
==Services==
The typical off-peak service at Winchelsea is one train per hour each way between {{rws|Eastbourne}} (via {{rws|Hastings}}) and {{rws|Ashford International}}.<ref>{{NRtimes|December 2021|196}}</ref> All services are operated by [[Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway)|Southern]] using {{brc|171}} [[Diesel multiple unit|DMUs]].
There is a two-hourly service to Winchelsea with trains to Eastbourne and [[Ashford International railway station|Ashford International]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/nov/14/lets-move-to-winchelsea-east-sussex|title=Let's move to Winchelsea, East Sussex|newspaper=The Guardian|date=14 November 2014|accessdate=11 October 2019}}</ref> Station stops are usually shared in each alternate hour with [[Three Oaks railway station|Three Oaks]] making it difficult to travel directly between these two stations. As of the Southern May 2018 new timetable, the fast service to Brighton no longer operates. Instead an Eastbourne stopping service has been introduced.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bexhillobserver.net/news/plans-to-axe-direct-rail-service-criticised-1-8036956|title=Plans to axe direct rail service criticised|work=Bexhill Observer|date=3 July 2017|accessdate=11 October 2019}}</ref>

===Service history===
Until 2005 the station was served by hourly services each way between {{rws|Ashford International}} and {{rws|Hastings}}. However, in the 2005 timetable change, trains on the line were extended to run to/from {{rws|Brighton}} (via {{rws|Eastbourne}} and {{rws|Lewes}}) and operated as express services; as a result, service frequency at Winchelsea (as well as neighbouring {{rws|Doleham}} and {{rws|Three Oaks}}) 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.

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This campaign was successful, and from December 2010 the weekday and Saturday service frequency at Winchelsea and Three Oaks 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/kentish-express-ashford-district/20091021/282041913195888|title=All Change on the Old Diesel Marshlink line|work=Kentish Express|date=21 October 2009|access-date=11 October 2019}}</ref> The Sunday frequency has also been two-hourly each way since December 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ryeandbattleobserver.co.uk/news/sunday-trains-resume-at-winchelsea-and-three-oaks-1-7095059|title=Sunday trains resume at Winchelsea and Three Oaks|work=Rye and Battle Observer|date=1 December 2015}}</ref> In May 2018, the Brighton express services were replaced by stopping services to/from Eastbourne.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/news/plans-to-axe-unpopular-two-carriage-eastbourne-train-service-1-8039111 |title=Plans to axe unpopular two-carriage Eastbourne train service |newspaper=Eastbourne Herald |date=4 July 2017 |access-date=30 May 2019}}</ref>

The May 2023 timetable change saw hourly services fully restored, with all trains now calling at both Winchelsea and Three Oaks 7 days a week.<ref>[https://www.southernrailway.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/timetables Train Timetable – Train Times] – Southern Railway</ref>


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=== Sources ===
=== Sources ===
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* {{cite book|title=The railways of southern England: secondary and branch lines|first=Edwin|last=Course|publisher=Batsford|year=1974|ref=harv}}
* {{cite book|title=The railways of southern England: secondary and branch lines|first=Edwin|last=Course|publisher=Batsford|year=1974}}
* {{cite book|title=South Eastern Railway|first=Adrian|last=Gray|publisher=Middleton Press|year=1990|isbn=978-0-906520-85-7|ref=harv}}
* {{cite book|title=South Eastern Railway|first=Adrian|last=Gray|publisher=Middleton Press|year=1990|isbn=978-0-906520-85-7}}
* {{cite book|title=South Coast Railways - Hastings to Ashford and the New Romney Branch|first=Vic|last=Mitchell|first2=Keith|last2=Smith|publisher=Middleton Press|year=1987|isbn=0-906520-37-1|ref=harv}}
* {{cite book|title=South Coast Railways - Hastings to Ashford and the New Romney Branch|first1=Vic|last1=Mitchell|first2=Keith|last2=Smith|publisher=Middleton Press|year=1987|isbn=0-906520-37-1}}
* {{cite book|title=Single Track Obsession: A Book of Extraordinary Railway Journeys|first=Rob|last=Sissons|publisher=Trafford Publishing|year=2008|isbn=978-1-4251-6239-9|ref=harv}}
* {{cite book|title=Single Track Obsession: A Book of Extraordinary Railway Journeys|first=Rob|last=Sissons|publisher=Trafford Publishing|year=2008|isbn=978-1-4251-6239-9}}
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==External links==
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* [https://www.derekhayward.co.uk/MarshlinkLine/Marshlink-Line-Winchelsea/ Photos of Winchelsea station]
* [https://www.derekhayward.co.uk/MarshlinkLine/Marshlink-Line-Winchelsea/ Photos of Winchelsea station]


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Latest revision as of 16:13, 21 November 2024

This article is about the English railway station. For the Australian station, see Winchelsea railway station, Victoria.

Winchelsea
National Rail
General information
LocationWinchelsea, Rother
England
Coordinates50°56′01″N 0°42′08″E / 50.93374°N 0.70222°E / 50.93374; 0.70222
Grid referenceTQ899183
Managed bySouthern
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeWSE
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened13 February 1851
Passengers
2019/20Increase 9,688
2020/21Decrease 3,448
2021/22Increase 9,322
2022/23Increase 12,004
2023/24Increase 14,196
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Winchelsea railway station is a railway station in East Sussex, England. It is about 0.62 miles (1 km) from Winchelsea and is actually in the neighbouring parish of Udimore. It is on the Marshlink line 9.3 miles (15 km) north east of Hastings, and train services are provided by Southern. The station originally had two platforms, but in 1979, the line was singled and only the up platform is now in use. The former down platform and station building are now converted to a private house.

Location

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Winchelsea station, August 1982

The station is in an isolated location.[1] It is not a convenient way of getting to or from Winchelsea, especially outside daylight hours. The route from the station to the town involves walking down an unlit and winding country lane, then walking along the A259 trunk road before climbing a steep hill to reach the town.[2] The journey takes about 20 minutes on foot. However, local people may book a free lift to and from the station via a voluntary scheme run through Winchelsea Farm Kitchen.[3]

As an alternative to trains, Stagecoach runs bus route 100 between Hastings and Rye, which stops in the town.[4]

Despite its isolation, the station is used by walkers visiting the Brede Valley.[citation needed]

Facilities

[edit]

The buildings have been sold into private ownership and so this station is unstaffed.[5] There is a ticket machine at the station.

Free parking facilities are available at the station.[6]

History

[edit]

The station was opened by the South Eastern Railway (SER) on 13 February 1851 as one of the first stations on the line from Ashford to Hastings, along with Ham Street, Appledore and Rye.[7] The station, like several others on the line, was built with staggered platforms on the belief that it would be safer for passengers to cross the railway behind a departing train.[8] The station building was designed by the company architect William Tress.[9]

Traffic was very sparse and the station closed on 1 September, in part because it was impossible to access the town without crossing private land. The Mayor of Winchelsea campaigned for reopening and negotiating access with the respective landowner, and the SER agreed to open the station on 4 December.[10] A resignalling programme took place in the early 1890s.[11]

The station gradually reduced its facilities. In 1961, the station building was sold off, and has since been in private hands.[12] By 1969, the signal box and goods siding had been removed, and by the early 1970s the shelter canopy was removed and the post of crossing keeper was discontinued.[13] On 1 October 1979, the line was reduced to single track to reduce operational costs. The down platform (to Hastings) was removed; since then all trains have stopped at the one remaining platform.[14] A 20 miles per hour (32 km/h) speed limit was imposed on the line approaching Winchelsea.[15] The wooden shelter on the remaining (up) platform was replaced by a conventional modern shelter in 1984.[16]

Services

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The typical off-peak service at Winchelsea is one train per hour each way between Eastbourne (via Hastings) and Ashford International.[17] All services are operated by Southern using Class 171 DMUs.

Service history

[edit]

Until 2005 the station was served by hourly services each way between Ashford International and Hastings. However, in the 2005 timetable change, trains on the line were extended to run to/from Brighton (via Eastbourne and Lewes) and operated as express services; as a result, service frequency at Winchelsea (as well as neighbouring Doleham and Three Oaks) 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 Winchelsea and Three Oaks 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.[18] The Sunday frequency has also been two-hourly each way since December 2015.[19] In May 2018, the Brighton express services were replaced by stopping services to/from Eastbourne.[20]

The May 2023 timetable change saw hourly services fully restored, with all trains now calling at both Winchelsea and Three Oaks 7 days a week.[21]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Doleham or Three Oaks   Southern
   Rye
  Historical railways  
Snailham Halt
Line open, station closed
   South Eastern and Chatham Railway
   Rye
Line and station open

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Course 1974, p. 67.
  2. ^ Locke, Tim (2017). Slow Travel Sussex: South Downs, Weald & Coast. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 273. ISBN 978-1-784-77042-6.
  3. ^ "Town life". Winchelsea Corporation. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Winchelsea, East Sussex". National Trust. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  5. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1987, fig. 35.
  6. ^ "Essential Information" (PDF). Winchelsea Walk. East Sussex County Council. March 2004. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  7. ^ Gray 1990, p. 210.
  8. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1987, fig. 33.
  9. ^ "Survey of the St. Leonards and Hastings to Ashford Line by the Government Inspector". Sussex Advertiser. England. 31 December 1850. Retrieved 24 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ Gray 1990, pp. 210–212.
  11. ^ Gray 1990, p. 213.
  12. ^ Course 1974, p. 69.
  13. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1987, figs. 35, 36.
  14. ^ Sissons 2008, p. 411.
  15. ^ "Letter from Bexhill Rail Action Group to RUS Programme Manager" (PDF). Network Rail. 2009. p. 6. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  16. ^ Glasspool, David. "Winchelsea". Kent Rail. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  17. ^ Table 196 National Rail timetable, December 2021
  18. ^ "All Change on the Old Diesel Marshlink line". Kentish Express. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  19. ^ "Sunday trains resume at Winchelsea and Three Oaks". Rye and Battle Observer. 1 December 2015.
  20. ^ "Plans to axe unpopular two-carriage Eastbourne train service". Eastbourne Herald. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  21. ^ Train Timetable – Train Times – Southern Railway

Sources

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  • Course, Edwin (1974). The railways of southern England: secondary and branch lines. Batsford.
  • Gray, Adrian (1990). South Eastern Railway. Middleton Press. ISBN 978-0-906520-85-7.
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1987). South Coast Railways - Hastings to Ashford and the New Romney Branch. Middleton Press. ISBN 0-906520-37-1.
  • Sissons, Rob (2008). Single Track Obsession: A Book of Extraordinary Railway Journeys. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4251-6239-9.
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