Hastings railway station
Hastings 
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The new (2004) station building at Hastings
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| Location | |
| Place | Hastings |
| Local authority | Hastings, East Sussex |
| Coordinates | 50°51′29″N 0°34′34″E / 50.858°N 0.576°ECoordinates: 50°51′29″N 0°34′34″E / 50.858°N 0.576°E |
| Grid reference | TQ814097 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HGS |
| Managed by | Southeastern |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| DfT category | C1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 2.013 million |
| 2012/13 |
2.019 million |
| 2013/14 |
2.069 million |
| 2014/15 |
2.248 million |
| 2015/16 |
2.314 million |
| History | |
| Original company | SER/LBSCR joint |
| Pre-grouping | SE&CR/LBSCR joint |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| 13 February 1851 | Opened |
| 1931 | Rebuilt |
| 2004 | Rebuilt |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hastings from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Hastings railway station is in Hastings in East Sussex, England. It is situated on the Hastings Line to Tunbridge Wells, the East Coastway Line to Brighton and the Marshlink Line to Ashford International.
It was formerly operated by the South Eastern Railway and the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and was the scene of bitter rivalry between those companies.
The first train arrived at Hastings station in 1851 and with it began Hastings’ heyday. The station was originally V-shaped allowing the two railway companies to have separate platforms and booking areas: one side for SER trains to pass through and the other as a terminal for LBSCR services.
The whole station was reconstructed in a neo-Georgian style in 1931 by the architect James Robb Scott and only the goods shed remained unchanged. All trains now ran through the two new island platforms and a huge central booking hall welcomed travellers.
The station building was re-built in 2004, with the neo-Georgian booking hall demolished and replaced with a modernist building. The southernmost loop platform has been curtailed into an Ashford facing bay. The station contains a small police post manned by British Transport Police, although this is a satellite of the Ashford International police station.
Services at the station are operated by either Southeastern Trains via the Hastings Line or by Southern Trains via the East Coastway Line and the Marshlink Line. Southeastern services use Class 375 electric multiple units. Southern services use Class 377 electric multiple units and Class 171 diesel multiple units.
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