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Location | Ore, Hastings, East Sussex England | ||||
Grid reference | TQ824106 | ||||
Managed by | Southern | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
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Station code | ORE | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1 January 1888 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 0.277 million | ||||
2020/21 | 78,634 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.208 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.229 million | ||||
2023/24 | 0.255 million | ||||
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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.
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.
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]
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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]
The station is also served by a single early morning service to London Cannon Street via Tunbridge Wells, operated by Southeastern.
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