![]() The platforms at Hampden Park, looking north | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Hampden Park, Eastbourne England | ||||
Coordinates | 50°47′46″N0°16′44″E / 50.796°N 0.279°E | ||||
Grid reference | TQ607021 | ||||
Managed by | Southern | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | HMD | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | Southern Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 January 1888 | Opened as Willingdon | ||||
1 July 1903 | renamed Hampden Park for Willingdon | ||||
? | Renamed Hampden Park | ||||
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Interchange | 0.164 million | ||||
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Hampden Park railway station serves Hampden Park in the northern areas of the seaside town of Eastbourne in East Sussex. It is on the East Coastway Line,and train services are provided by Southern. The station is sometimes used as an interchange to avoid travelling into Eastbourne itself.
Opened on 1 January 1888,it was originally called Willingdon ,but was renamed Hampden Park for Willingdon on 1 July 1903. The name became Hampden Park under British Railways. [1] It is one of two stations serving Eastbourne,the other being Eastbourne railway station
The station is located on a spur line originally termed the Eastbourne Branch. [2] 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. Services along the coast have almost invariably served Eastbourne,where they either terminate or reverse to continue along the East Coastway. This in turn means that many trains pass through Hampden Park station twice on the same journey - once on the way into Eastbourne,and once on the way out - although most do not stop on both occasions,passing through without stopping in one or other direction.
Because of this arrangement,some connections are advertised to allow passengers on the Victoria-Eastbourne service to use Hampden Park to pick up the stopping service to Hastings and vice versa. [3]
The level crossing at Hampden Park is thought to be one of the busiest in the country, [4] with an average of sixteen train movements an hour off-peak,and this can lead to significant traffic congestion on adjacent roads. The signal box which controlled the crossing was abolished in February 2015 when the controls were transferred to Three Bridges Regional Operations Centre.
The typical Monday-Friday off-peak service pattern is:
Preceding station | ![]() | Following station | ||
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Polegate | Southern East Coastway line | Eastbourne | ||
Pevensey &Westham |
Change at Hampden Park for stations towards Brighton