| Redhill | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Redhill |
| Local authority | Reigate and Banstead |
| Coordinates | 51°14′25″N 0°09′57″W / 51.24022°N 0.165900°WCoordinates: 51°14′25″N 0°09′57″W / 51.24022°N 0.165900°W |
| Operations | |
| Station code | RDH |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Platforms in use | 4 (1 Not in use) |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 2.965 million |
| 2005/06 * | 3.172 million |
| 2006/07 * | 3.320 million |
| 2007/08 * | 3.565 million |
| History | |
| 12 July 1841 | Redhill and Reigate Road opened (L&BR) |
| 26 May 1842 | Redhill opened (SER) renamed Reigate in 1843. |
| 15 April 1844 | Reigate (SER) and Redhill and Reigate Road (L&BR) closed. New Reigate station opened |
| August 1858 | Reigate station reopened as Red Hill Junction (SER) |
| July 1929 | Renamed Redhill |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Redhill from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
Redhill railway station serves the town of Redhill, Surrey, England. The station is a major interchange point on the Brighton Main Line 34 km (21 miles) south of London Victoria. It is managed by Southern, which operates most trains serving Redhill.
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History
The local topography determined that it was cheaper to build and operate a railway line between London and Brighton which by-passed the borough of Reigate and instead passed through the nearby Redstone or Red Hill gap. According to the Acts of Parliament establishing the railway routes between London and Brighton, and London and Dover, the line was to be shared between Croydon and Red Hill after which they would deviate. The London and Brighton Railway (L&BR) constructed the new line during 1840 and 1841, but on 16 July 1844 the South Eastern Railway (SER) eventually refunded half of the construction cost and took ownership of the section between Purley railway station and Redhill. (The SER had however been running services over the line since 1842.) The inevitable and continuing conflict between the two railway companies over the use of this joint line gave rise to the construction of four railway stations at the site of what was then a hamlet on the eastern side of Reigate.
Red Hill and Reigate Road (L&BR) station
The original station was opened by the L&BR on 12 July 1841 on a site to the south of the proposed junction with the SER, with the intention of serving the nearby market town. This closed on 15 April 1844.
Redhill/Reigate (SER) stations
On 26 May 1842 the SER opened what was originally called ‘Redhill’, but later misleadingly renamed ‘Reigate’ station, on their own stretch of line just beyond the junction. Passengers transferring between the two railways did so at the old Merstham station further up the line. The SER wanted to replace their ‘Reigate’ station with a joint station immediately before the junction, but the L&BR opposed the plan. As a result the SER forced the issue by ending the arrangements at Merstham, thereby forcing passengers to transfer between the two stations at Redhill by foot.[1]
Reigate [i.e. Redhill] station
On 15 April 1844 the SER built a new station at the present site, named ‘Reigate’ which was to be used by both railways as the interchange station. On the same day the two existing stations were closed. The branch line to Reigate was opened in 1849 with a new station called Reigate Town.[2]
Redhill Junction station
The SER ‘Reigate’ station was rebuilt and enlarged on the same site in August 1858. It was renamed 'Redhill Junction', eventually changing its name to ‘Redhill’ in July 1929 when it was under Southern Railway ownership
Quarry line
The disputes between the SER and the L&BR (and after July 1846 its successor the London Brighton and South Coast Railway) continued and ultimately caused the construction of the Quarry Line which avoided Redhill. Consequently, many trains on the Brighton main line do not call there.
Description
Redhill station is at the junction of the Brighton Main Line, which runs north to London and south to Brighton, with the ex-SER North Downs Line, which runs west to Guildford, and the Redhill to Tunbridge Wells Line, to the east.
The station has three platforms. Platforms 1 and 2 are an island on the northbound (Up) side and 3 is on the southbound (Down) side. There are two through lines between platforms 2 and 3. All platforms are subdivided into 'a' (north end) and 'b' (south end), and all are of 12 car length. All platforms have access to all routes, although there is no access from either through line to or from the North Downs Line - all traffic from this direction must pass through a platform.
Platforms are linked by a subway, and by an out-of use parcels/staff bridge. There are lifts from the platforms to the subway and a level entrance from the Platform 3 exit, but no level entrance at the main entrance, which is at street level. The main entrance faces the town centre, and is opposite Redhill bus station.
The ticket office has four windows and two Shere FASTticket self-service ticket machines, and there are four automatic ticket barriers. There is a newsagent in the ticket office area and a Puccino's coffee shop on platforms 1/2. There are male toilets only on platform 3 at present as the toilets on platforms 1 & 2 are under redevelopment. There is an additional Shere FASTticket machine at the platform 3 exit.
Services
Southern operate most train services, others being provided by First Great Western.
General off-peak train service pattern per hour:
- xx00 to Gatwick Airport, Three Bridges, Crawley, Horsham (Southern)
- Front portion for Barnham, Chichester, Southbourne, Emsworth, Havant, Cosham, Porchester, Fareham, Swanwick and Southampton Central
- Rear portion for Christs Hospital, Billingshurst, Pulborough, Amberley, Arundel, Ford and Bognor Regis
- xx07 to Merstham, Coulsdon South, Purley, East Croydon, Norwood Junction and London Bridge (Southern)
- xx09 to Earlswood, Salfords, Horley, Gatwick Airport, Three Bridges, Crawley, Ifield, Littlehaven and Horsham (Southern)
- xx13 to Reigate, Dorking Deepdene, Guildford, North Camp, Blackwater, Wokingham and Reading (FGW)
- xx16 to East Croydon, Clapham Junction and London Victoria (Southern)
- xx19 to Merstham, Coulsdon South, Purley, East Croydon, Norwood Junction and London Bridge (Southern)
- xx22 to Nutfield, Godstone, Edenbridge, Penshurst, Leigh and Tonbridge (Southern)
- xx30 to Horley, Gatwick Airport, Three Bridges, Crawley, Horsham (Southern)
- Front portion for Barnham, Chichester, Havant, Fratton, Portsmouth & Southsea and Portsmouth Harbour
- Rear portion for Billingshurst, Pulborough, Arundel, Ford and Bognor Regis
- xx34 to Reigate, Betchworth (irregular), Dorking Deepdene, Dorking West (irregular), Gomshall, Chilworth (irregular), Shalford (irregular), Guildford, Ash, North Camp, Farnborough North, Blackwater, Sandhurst, Crowthorne, Wokingham and Reading (FGW)
- xx37 to Merstham, Coulsdon South, Purley, East Croydon, Norwood Junction and London Bridge (Southern)
- xx38 to Gatwick Airport (FGW)
- xx44 to Horley, Gatwick Airport, Three Bridges, Crawley, Ifield, Littlehaven and Horsham (Southern)
- xx48 to East Croydon, Clapham Junction and London Victoria (Southern)
- xx51 to Coulsdon South, Purley, East Croydon, Norwood Junction and London Bridge (Southern)
- xx54 to Reigate (Southern)
The service pattern changes significantly at weekends, and is totally different during peak hours. See no First Capital Connect Services really operate from this station!
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Merstham | Southern Brighton Main Line |
Earlswood Horley on Sundays |
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| Merstham | Southern North Downs Line |
Reigate | ||
| Merstham | Southern Redhill to Tonbridge Line |
Nutfield | ||
| East Croydon | First Capital Connect Thameslink |
Gatwick Airport | ||
| Reigate | First Great Western North Downs Line |
Motive power depot
An engine shed, turntable and locomotive coaling and servicing facilities were installed by the South Eastern Railway in 1855 in the area between the Brighton and Tonbridge lines. These facilities were rebuilt by the Southern Railway (Great Britain) in 1924 and lasted until the end of steam in the area in 1965.[3]
External links
References
- ^ Turner, John Howard (1977). The London Brighton and South Coast Railway 1 Origins and Formation. Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-0275-X. pp.184 and 251.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 196.
- ^ Hawkins, Chris and Reeves, George. (1979). An historical survey of Southern sheds, Oxford Publishing Co., ISBN 0-86093-020-3, p.70.
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