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Ore railway station

Coordinates: 50°52′01″N 0°35′31″E / 50.867°N 0.592°E / 50.867; 0.592
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Ore
National Rail
The platforms at Ore station, looking northeast
General information
LocationOre, Hastings, East Sussex
England
Grid referenceTQ824106
Managed bySouthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeORE
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened1 January 1888
Passengers
2019/20Increase 0.277 million
2020/21Decrease 78,634
2021/22Increase 0.208 million
2022/23Increase 0.229 million
2023/24Increase 0.255 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
The platforms, looking southwest towards Hastings
A 1914 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Ore railway station

Ore railway station serves Ore in East Sussex, England. It is on the Marshlink Line, and train services are provided by Southern, with a single peak hour service operated by Southeastern.

Third rail 750 V DC electrification from Hastings ends here.

History

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The station opened in 1888 and was electrified in 1935.[1]

Ore station was once adjoined to the north by a depot for electric trains but this closed in May 1986 following the electrification of the Hastings to Tonbridge line and relocation of electric units for servicing and cleaning to St Leonards depot.

Facilities

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Today, there are two platforms linked by a footbridge. Both platforms have shelters and modern help points. Ore station has been unstaffed since a booking office fire in the late 1980s, although the station has a self-service ticket machine available for ticket purchases. The station has step-free access to the Ashford bound platform only.[2]

The area has in the past been a hotspot for vandalism but is now covered comprehensively by CCTV. It is scheduled for re-development in the future which may involve the station being renamed to either Hastings East or Ore Valley.[3]

Services

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Railway stations
in Hastings
Ore
Mount Pleasant Tunnel (
230 yd
210 m
)
Hastings
Hastings Tunnel (
788 yd
721 m
)
St Leonards Warrior Square
West St Leonards
Bopeep Tunnel (
1318 yd
1205 m
)
St Leonards West Marina
Bulverhythe
Glyne Gap Halt

Ore station is the terminus for electric East Coastway services. Trains terminating and restarting at this station run forward into a turnaround siding which runs adjacent to the Marshlink Line as far as Ore Tunnel. Ore is also the start of the single track section on the Marshlink Line.

Off-peak, all services at Ore are operated by Southern using Class 171 DMUs and Class 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]

  • 1 tph to ‹See TfM›London Victoria via Gatwick Airport
  • 1 tph to Brighton (semi-fast)
  • 1 tph to Eastbourne (stopping)
  • 1 tph to Ashford International

The station is also served by a single early morning service to London Cannon Street via Tunbridge Wells, operated by Southeastern.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southern
SouthernTerminus
Southeastern
Limited Service

References

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  1. ^ "Ore". Kent Rail. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Ore Station Information". Southern. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Access to Hastings Multi Modal Study (Consultation Report)" (PDF). p. 324. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
  4. ^ Table 190, 192, 206 National Rail timetable, May 2023
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50°52′01″N 0°35′31″E / 50.867°N 0.592°E / 50.867; 0.592