Place Three Oaks Station code TOK DfT category F2 Opened 1 July 1907 | Grid reference TQ838144 Managed by Southern 2011/12 6,088 Number of platforms 1 Original company South Eastern Railway, UK | |
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Similar Doleham railway station, Ore railway station, Ham Street railway station, Appledore (Kent) railway st, Winchelsea railway station | ||
Three Oaks railway station serves the village of Three Oaks in East Sussex, England. It is on the Marshlink Line, and train services are provided by Southern. It was originally known as Three Oaks & Guestling.
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History
The railway line between Ashford and Hastings was opened by the South Eastern Railway in 1851, but originally there were no stations between Winchelsea and Hastings. Ore opened in 1888, and with the introduction of steam railmotor services between Rye and Hastings, three halts were opened between Winchelsea and Ore on 1 July 1907: Snailham Crossing Halt; Guestling Halt; and Three Oaks Bridge Halt. The latter station has been renamed four times: in 1909 it became Three Oaks Halt; later on it became Three Oaks and Guestling Halt; on 5 May 1969 Three Oaks and 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 Brighton via Hastings. The line was singled in 1979, with all trains using the one-time westbound platform, the eastbound platform remaining in situ, albeit in a decaying state.
The platform can only accommodate a single carriage, meaning that passengers wishing to disembark must travel in the front carriage of the train.
There are no ticket issuing facilities available here, although there is a customer help point with on screen customer information.
Centrally located in Three Oaks village, the service from this station was limited to only three or four trains a day in each direction, at inconvenient times, for a number of years. This has been increased to a two hourly service in each direction to Ashford and Brighton from December 2010. This followed an active campaign by Three Oaks and Winchelsea Action for Rail Transport (THWART) and the Marshlink Line Action Group (MLAG), and it is hoped that this development will drive-up usage, which has historically been very low.