Ockley railway station

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Ockley
Southern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeOLY
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened1 May 1867
Passengers
2018/19Increase 36,388
2019/20Increase 37,946
2020/21Decrease 9,746
2021/22Increase 25,258
2022/23Increase 29,096
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Ockley railway station serves the villages of

Southern
which also provide the services.

History

It opened as Ockley & Capel on 1 May 1867 as part of the London Brighton & South Coast Railway extension to Horsham.[2] Its location, next to Le Steeres of Jayes Park brickworks (closed c 1914) and nearby Phorpres Works (now Clockhouse Works) allowed for substantial brickwork traffic for many years.[3] Milk traffic was also important until the early 1930s when this trade was lost to road transport.[4] Goods traffic declined slowly over the next 30 years ceasing finally in June 1962.[5]

A signal box was provided at the station when it opened and was rebuilt with a 22-lever frame in 1905. The box was closed in 1965 and demolished two years later.[6]

In 2000 the station was

Grade II listed.[7]

A great deal of further detail on the history of this station and the entire section of line between Dorking and Horsham can be found in John Harrod's Up The Dorking.[8]

Services

All services at Ockley are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[9]

There is no service on Saturday evenings (after approximately 18:30) or on Sundays.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Sutton & Mole Valley Lines
Monday-Saturday only

Facilities

Ockley railway station platform 1 seen on the way to Horsham

The station has parking for 25 cars (two disabled spaces) in Station Approach, and 6 cycle spaces. There is no taxi rank. There is a payphone in front of the station building, and a ticket machine by the entrance to Platform 2.[10]

Journey times

Journey times are now around 80 minutes to London Victoria, compared to times of between only 51 and 60 minutes as recently as 1992.[11]

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3
    .
  2. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1986, Historical background.
  3. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1986, Fig. 77.
  4. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1986, Fig. 78.
  5. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1986, Fig. 82.
  6. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1986, Fig. 79.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Ockley Railway Station, Rhumbles and the Coach House (Grade II) (1380139)". National Heritage List for England.
  8. ^ Harrod, John. Up The Dorking. Ian Allan Publishing.
  9. ^ Table 180 National Rail timetable, May 2020
  10. ^ Ockley Station information
  11. ^ GB National Rail Timetable May 1992 Edition, Table 182

Sources

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1986). Epsom to Horsham. Southern Main Lines. Midhurst: Middleton Press.
    ISBN 0-906520-30-4
    .

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