Classic route
Hastings line
London → Hastings · England
From Charing Cross through the North Downs by the Sevenoaks tunnel to Tonbridge, then over the High Weald by Tunbridge Wells and Battle to the sea at Hastings; London trains have run this way since the Sevenoaks line opened in 1868.
- Distance
- 100 km
- Fastest time
- 1 h 48 min
- Average speed
- 56 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmLondon Charing Cross
- 22 kmOrpington
- 36 kmSevenoaks
- 43 kmHildenborough
- 47 kmTonbridge
- 53 kmHigh Brooms
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- 55 kmTunbridge Wells
- 59 kmFrant
- 63 kmWadhurst
- 70 kmStonegate
- 76 kmEtchingham
- 80 kmRobertsbridge
- 89 kmBattle
- 92 kmCrowhurst
- 98 kmWest St Leonards
- 99 kmSt Leonards Warrior Square
- 100 kmHastings
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 6490906: the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of Southeastern
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Hastings line?
The Hastings line runs 100 km from London to Hastings.
How long does the Hastings line take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 48 min for the 100 km. That is an average of 56 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Hastings line?
Southeastern.
How old is the Hastings line?
The line has been in service since 1868. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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