Tadworth railway station

Tadworth railway station is a passenger railway station serving the large suburban village of Tadworth in Surrey, England, on the North Downs. It is 22 miles 18 chains (35.8 km) from London Charing Cross.

Tadworth
Tadworth
Location of Tadworth in Surrey
LocationTadworth
Local authorityBorough of Reigate and Banstead
Managed bySouthern
Station codeTAD
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2
Fare zone6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2016–17 0.254 million[1]
2017–18 0.260 million[1]
2018–19 0.285 million[1]
2019–20 0.283 million[1]
2020–21 57,286[1]
Railway companies
Original companySouth Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
1 July 1900Opened as Tadworth & Walton-on-the Hill
1 December 1968renamed Tadworth
Other information
External links
WGS8451.292°N 0.236°W / 51.292; -0.236
 London transport portal

Status

This is the penultimate station on the Tattenham Corner Line. Train services and the station are operated by Southern. Tattenham Corner, the terminus, is further north and is close to Epsom Downs railway station: Since privatisation in the 1990s, London-bound trains are worked under a different franchise sector of London's periphery. The rivalry of the two stations further north is due to traditionally regular sufficient competition among race-goers from London and elsewhere attending Epsom Downs Racecourse. The station opened on 1 July 1900 when the railway line was extended from Kingswood.[2][3] The line was extended to Tattenham Corner, opening on Derby Day on 4 June 1901.[4] The extension required relatively costly cuttings (even with cheap labour). The course taken brought the railway branch through the centre of Tadworth, before turning sharply north, after having headed first south, then west through Kingswood. Since at least World War II the start point for trains has been from London Bridge station next to the City of London.[5][6][7]

Amenities

There are separate platforms for 'down' trains north to Tattenham Corner and 'up' trains to Purley and London, linked by a road overbridge at the south end of the station on which is located the former station building.[5]

Services

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[8]

On Sundays, the service to London Bridge calls at all stations via Forest Hill.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Southern

It was initially proposed that from 2018, when the Thameslink Programme was completed, services on this line would be operated with larger 12 car trains offering all day direct services to Cambridge via London Blackfriars.[9] However, by September 2016, these proposals had been dropped; instead, services on the Tattenham Corner Line "remain as Southern South London Metro services with increased capacity as compared to today".[10]

Ticketing

There are self-service ticket machines at the London-bound platform entrance (without rural PERTIS 'Permit to Travel' option). Oyster Card readers are provided on both platforms.

References
  1. "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley
  3. A southern Region Record by.R.H.Clark
  4. H.E. Malden, ed. (1911). "Parishes: Banstead". A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  5. Interactive Maps Surrey County Council. Accessed 2015-04-15
  6. BBC R&D (2012). "BBC Kingswood Warren". BBC. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  7. Adrian Wymann (2007). "Epsom Downs Branch - Early History (1865 - 1928)". Wymann.info. Retrieved 18 April 2007.
  8. "Timetable 31 - London to Coulsdon and Tattenham Corner" (PDF). Southern, December 2019.
  9. Proposed Thameslink services from 2018
  10. Timetable consultation : Thameslink and Great Northern
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