1October 1887. The buildings are wood framed and covered with weatherboards. The station is from Charing Cross. St Leonards Warrior Square station opened on 13 February 1851 along with a new section of line between Hastings and the LBSCs Hastings & St Leonards station. This gave the LBSC better access to Hastings. It lies between Bopeep Tunnel and Hastings Tunnel. The station is from Charing Cross. Hastings station opened on 13 February 1851 along with the SER branch from Ashford. Through platforms were provided for SER services and a separate terminal platform for LBSC services. The station was rebuilt and enlarged by the SER in 1880 as it was then inadequate for the increasing seasonal traffic. In 1930 the station was rebuilt by the Southern Railway. This entailed closure of the engine sheds at Hastings, with locomotives being transferred to St Leonards. The original station building, by Tress, was demolished and a new Neo-Georgian station building by J. R. Scott was erected. The rebuilt station was completed on 5 July 1931. The new layout provided two island platforms. The station was rebuilt in 2003 by Railtrack. The 1931-built building was demolished and a new structure erected in its place. The station is from Charing Cross via Orpington. Links to other lines Built In the late 1860s, a single track link was built between the SERs station and the LBSCs Tunbridge Wells station, which had opened in 1866. It was 1875 before powers were granted to run a passenger service over this section of line. The junction with the main line was Grove Junction. It was removed on 7July 1985, following closure of the Tunbridge Wells Central–Eridge line the previous day. In 1900, the Rother Valley Railway opened from Robertsbridge to Tenterden. It was extended in stages to and , which was reached in 1905. The line closed to passengers on 2 January 1954 and freight on 12 June 1961, except for access to Hodson's Mill closed in 1970. The Rother Valley Railway heritage railway are rebuilding the line between Robertsbridge and , with completion scheduled by 2018. In 1902, a branch line was built to , with a new station at the junction with the main line at . This line closed on 14 June 1964. Authorised In 1903, a railway was authorised to be built from Robertsbridge to Pevensey, East Sussex. The line was authorised under the Light Railways