Etchingham railway station

Etchingham
The station building in 2007
General information
Location	Etchingham, Rother, East Sussex England
Grid reference	TQ714263
Managed by	Southeastern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	ETC
Classification	DfT category E
Key dates
1851	Opened
Passengers
2019/20	0.244 million
2020/21	43,894
2021/22	0.137 million
2022/23	0.167 million
2023/24	0.187 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Etchingham railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and serves the village of Etchingham, East Sussex. It is 47 miles 34 chains (76.3 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.

History

A 1906 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Etchingham railway station

Etchingham station has two platforms linked by a footbridge (with steps on both sides) and a station building housing the ticket office and waiting room. The building dates from 1851, when both the station and the first section of the Hastings line opened, and incorporates sandstone blocks taken from a manor house which stood on the site.[1]

Facilities

Train information is provided in the form of automated announcements, LED displays and timetable posters. Disabled passengers may cross between the platforms using the level crossing to the south of the station.^[citation needed]

Etchingham is in a penalty fare area and when the ticket office is closed passengers should purchase a ticket before boarding a train.

Services

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

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]

• 1 tph to London Charing Cross
• 1 tph to Hastings

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
Stonegate		Southeastern Hastings Line		Robertsbridge

References

1. Body, Geoffrey. PSL Field Guide – Railways of the Southern Region (1984), page 92. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Cambridge. ISBN 0-85059-664-5
2. Table 206 National Rail timetable, December 2023

External links

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

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