Winchelsea railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Winchelsea


code = WSE
manager = Southern
locale = Winchelsea
borough = Rother
platforms = 1
start = 13 February 1851
lowusage0405 = 7,728
lowusage0506 = 6,657

Winchelsea railway station serves the small town of Winchelsea, East Sussex, England. It is on the Marshlink Line 15 km (9¼ miles) north east of Hastings, and train services are provided by Southern. The station has one platform and is located around a mile from Winchelsea itself. It is unstaffed. Access to the town is uphill along a narrow and busy road which is without pavements, and hazardous to pedestrians.

There is currently a limited service to Winchelsea. Before December 2005, Winchelsea along with nearby stations at Doleham and Three Oaks had an hourly service. Local campaign groups THWART and the Marshlink Action Group are campaigning for services to be increased. An hourly 711 bus service between Rye and Hastings is also available.

ervices

There is a limited service to Winchelsea with three trains a day eastbound to Hastings and three trains a day westbound to Ashford International. The trains generally run at inconvenient times early in the morning or late at night.