Redhill railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Redhill, Surrey | ||
| Local authority | Reigate and Banstead | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | Southern | ||
| Platforms in use | 3 | ||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 2.965 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1844 | ||
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Redhill railway station is a major interchange point on the Brighton Main Line of the British national rail network. It is managed by Southern, which operates most trains serving Redhill.
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[edit] History
Redhill station began its days in conflict. The two main-line railways leaving London in a southwards direction, the London and Brighton Railway (and its successor, the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR)) and the South Eastern Railway (SER), had, by parliamentary decree, to use the same route from London to Redhill. The inevitable conflict led to the building by the LB&SCR of the Quarry Line avoiding Redhill, still used by fast trains. Consequently, few trains on the Brighton Main Line call here.
There were originally two stations at separate sites, inconvenient for passengers changing trains; both were named Reigate (that place being the main town in the vicinity at the time), as was the new station north of the junction, opened on 15 April 1844. The station was rebuilt in 1858, when the present buildings on the southbound (Down) side were constructed.
[edit] Description
Redhill station is at the junction of the ex LBSCR 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 Redhill to Tonbridge 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 toilets on all platforms. There is an additional Shere FASTticket machine at the Platform 3 exit.
[edit] Services
Southern operate most train services, others being provided by Southeastern, First Great Western and Virgin Trains.
General off-peak train service pattern per hour:
- 2 from London Victoria to Chichester/Portsmouth Harbour, via Horsham, non-stop between East Croydon and Redhill. Operated by Southern.
- 2 to/from London Bridge, calling at local stations from Purley to Merstham. One of these runs to/from Tonbridge, the other to/from Horsham, calling at all stations. A Tonbridge - Horsham hourly service also runs, reversing at Redhill: combined with the London trains, this gives a half-hourly service to both Tonbridge and Horsham. London-Horsham services are operated by Southern, London-Tonbridge and Tonbridge-Horsham by Southeastern.
- 1 in each direction on the Reading to Gatwick Airport via Guildford service (the North Downs Line), reversing at Redhill, as both lines leave from the south end of the station. Operated by First Great Western.
- A two-hourly stopping service to and from Reading, which starts at Redhill. Operated by First Great Western.
The service pattern changes significantly at weekends, and is totally different during peak hours.
Redhill is also served by Virgin Cross-Country trains between Brighton and Birmingham New Street and Manchester Piccadilly.
Southern and Southeastern servaces from Redhill to Croydon East, London bridge and London Victoria now run hourly through out the night and may be exstended to Crawley in the near future.
[edit] External links
- Southern Railway station information page
- Train times and station information for Redhill railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Redhill railway station from Multimap.com
| 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 Mondays-Fridays only |
Reigate | ||
| Merstham | Southeastern London Bridge to Tunbridge Wells (via East Croydon) Mondays-Saturdays only |
Nutfield | ||
| Nutfield | Southeastern Horsham to Tunbridge Wells (via Gatwick) |
Earlswood Monday-Friday |
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| East Croydon | First Capital Connect Thameslink Monday-Friday limited service |
Gatwick Airport | ||
| Reigate | First Great Western North Downs Line |
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| Guildford | Virgin Trains Cross-Country Route |
Gatwick Airport | ||
