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Battle railway station is on the
Hastings line in the south of England and serves the town of
Battle, East Sussex. It is 55 miles 46 chains (89.4 km) down the
line from London Charing Cross . The station and all trains
serving it are operated by Southeastern.
It was opened on 1 January 1852. The station building was
designed by William Tress, is Grade II listed and considered to
be one of the finest Gothic-style small stations in the country.
Battle station consists of two platforms linked by a footbridge
(with steps on both sides) and a station building housing a
ticket office and waiting room. Train information is provided in
the form of automated announcements, displays and poster
timetables. All the original sidings have now gone and now form
part of the car park. The platforms are staggered and originally
did not overlap as they do now, but were extended to cater for
eight-carriage trains before the 1986 electrification of the
line by British Rail.
No bus services now run from directly outside the station,
although bus routes 95, 304 and 305 towards Hastings, Hastings
Conquest Hospital, Bexhill-on-Sea, Hawkhurst and Tunbridge Wells
stop at the end of the long approach road. These services are
all operated by Stagecoach South East.
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