Three Oaks railway station

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Three Oaks railway station serves the village of Three Oaks, East Sussex, England. It is on the Marshlink line with all services operated by Southern. It was originally known as Three Oaks & Guestling.

History

The railway line between Ashford and Hastings was opened by the South Eastern Railway in 1851,[1] but originally there were no stations between Winchelsea and Hastings.[2][3] Ore opened in 1888,[4] and with the introduction of steam railmotor services between Rye and Hastings,[5][6] three halts were opened between Winchelsea and Ore on 1 July 1907: Snailham Crossing Halt;[7] Guestling Halt;[8] and Three Oaks Bridge Halt.[9] The latter station has been renamed four times: in 1909 it became Three Oaks Halt; later on it became Three Oaks & Guestling Halt; on 5 May 1969 Three Oaks & Guestling; finally on 12 May 1980 the present name of Three Oaks was adopted.

Description

The station has a single platform from which trains depart to Ashford International and Eastbourne via Hastings. The Marshlink line was singled on 1 October 1979 between Appledore and Ore, with the westbound platform now used by services in both directions with the eastbound platform remaining in situ, albeit in a decaying state.[10]

The platform can only accommodate a single carriage, meaning that passengers wishing to disembark must travel in the front carriage of the train.

There is a ticket issuing facility accepting card payments available here and a customer help point with on-screen customer information.

Services

The typical off-peak service at Three Oaks is one train per hour each way between Template:Rws (via Template:Rws) and Template:Rws.[11] All services are operated by Southern using Template:Brc DMUs.

Service history

Until 2005 the station was served by hourly services each way between Template:Rws and Template:Rws. However, in the 2005 timetable change, trains on the line were extended to run to/from Template:Rws (via Template:Rws and Template:Rws) and operated as express services; as a result, service frequency at Three Oaks (as well as neighbouring Template:Rws and Template:Rws) was greatly reduced, to just 3 trains per day each way. This led to the creation of a campaign the by Three Oaks and Winchelsea Action for Rail Transport (THWART) and the Marshlink Line Action Group (MLAG), which aimed to restore regular services from these stations.

This campaign was successful, and from December 2010 the weekday and Saturday service frequency at Three Oaks and Winchelsea was increased to 1 train every 2 hours each way (with services calling alternately at each station), plus a few additional stopping services during the peaks.[12][9] The Sunday frequency has also been two-hourly each way since December 2015.[13] In May 2018, the Brighton express services were replaced by stopping services to/from Eastbourne.[14]

The May 2023 timetable change saw hourly services fully restored, with all trains now calling at both Three Oaks and Winchelsea seven days a week.[15]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Ore style="background:#Template:Southern colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" |   Southern
Template:Smalldiv 		style="background:#Template:Southern colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" |   Doleham or Winchelsea

References

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  15. ↑ Train Timetable Southern

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External links

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