of crossing keeper was discontinued. On 1 October 1979, the line was reduced to single track to reduce operational costs. The down platform (to Hastings) was removed; since then all trains have stopped at the one remaining platform. A speed limit was imposed on the line approaching Winchelsea. The wooden shelter on the remaining (up) platform was replaced by a conventional modern shelter in 1984. Local campaign groups Three Oaks and Winchelsea Action for Rail Transport (THWART) and the Marshlink Action Group (MLAG) campaigned for services to be increased, and from December 2010 a two-hourly service in each direction was restored. In 2015, trains began stopping at the station on Sundays, after a ten-year campaign. Services All services at Winchelsea are operated by Southern using DMUs. The typical off-peak service is one train every two hours between and via . Trains generally alternate between calling at Winchelsea and at . Previously, westbound trains ran as an express service to although this was changed to a stopping service to Eastbourne in the May 2018 timetable change. References Citations Sources External links Photos of Winchelsea station Railway stations in East Sussex DfT Category F2 stations Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1851 Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway 1851 establishments in England Rother District