Tadworth railway station

Coordinates: 51°17′31″N 0°14′10″W / 51.292°N 0.236°W / 51.292; -0.236
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Tadworth
Southern Railway
Key dates
1 July 1900Opened as Tadworth & Walton-on-the Hill
1 December 1968renamed Tadworth
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°17′31″N 0°14′10″W / 51.292°N 0.236°W / 51.292; -0.236
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Tadworth railway station is a passenger railway station serving the large suburban village of

London Charing Cross
.

Status

This is the penultimate station on the

cuttings
(even with cheap labour). The course taken, brought the railway branch through the centre of Tadworth, before turning sharply north.

Since at least World War II the start point for trains has been from London Bridge station.[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

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

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

On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly and runs between Tattenham Corner and Purley only. Passengers for London Bridge have to change at Purley.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Tattenham Corner Line

It was initially proposed that from 2018, when the

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. ^
    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. ^ a b 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. ^ Table 181 National Rail timetable, May 2022
  9. ^ Proposed Thameslink services from 2018
  10. ^ Timetable consultation : Thameslink and Great Northern

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