Eastbourne railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Eastbourne


manager = Southern
locale = Eastbourne
borough = Eastbourne
usage0405 = 3.065
usage0506 = 3.081
usage0607 = 3.273
code = EBN
platforms = 3
years = 1849
events = Opened
years2 = 1866
events2 = Rebuilt
years3 = 1872
events3 = Resited
years4 = 1886
events4 = Rebuilt

Eastbourne railway station serves Eastbourne in East Sussex, England. It is on the East Coastway Line, and train services are provided by Southern.

The present station (the town's third), design by F.D. Bannister, dates from 1886. [Citation|last=Surtees|first=Dr John|title= Eastbourne, A History|place=Chichester|publisher=Phillimore|year=2002|isbn=0 86077 226 9] It was originally the terminus of what was termed the "Eastbourne Branch" ["Handbook of Stations ... on the Railways of Great Britain and Ireland" British Transport Commission (Railway Clearing House) 1956] from Polegate. There was a rarely-used triangular junction between Polegate and the now-closed "Stone Cross" which allowed trains to bypass the Branch; the track has now been lifted.

The first station at the end of the then single track branch was opened on 14 May 1849 As the town became an ever more popular seaside resort two further stations followed the first. Most passenger services along the coast served the station, as today. Trains reverse at the station to continue their journey along the East Coastway by using a junction north of Hampden Park railway station; services run either east (to Hastings and Ashford International) or west via Lewes (to Brighton or London Victoria) from the station.

Services

The typical off-peak service is:

*3tph (trains per hour) to Hastings - includes 1 train to Ashford and 1 train to Ore.
*2tph to Brighton
*2tph to London Victoria via Gatwick Airport
*1tph to Ashford International via Rye

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