| Earlswood | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Earlswood |
| Local authority | Reigate and Banstead |
| Grid reference | TQ278491 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | ELD |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.226 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.255 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.298 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.352 million |
| 2008/09 * | 0.362 million |
| History | |
| Original company | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| 1 August 1868 | Station opened |
| 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 estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Earlswood from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Earlswood railway station serves Earlswood, south of Redhill, in Surrey. It is on the Brighton Main Line, south of the junction between the 'Redhill line' and the 'Quarry line'. Train services are provided by Southern.
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Earlswood station was opened by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway on 1 August 1868.[1] The station was rebuilt with four platforms in 1906 at the time of the quadrupling of the main line. The platforms on the fast lines were closed in the 1980s.
Free parking is available at the station. The ticket office is open Monday to Friday from 7 am.
The typical service from the station is one train per hour to London Bridge, and one train per hour to Horsham. At peak times, trains run every 30 minutes to London Bridge and London Victoria. The station has a seven day service in the summer and a Monday to Saturday service in winter.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redhill | Southern Brighton Main Line Mondays-Saturdays only |
Salfords | ||
| Southern Horsham to Tunbridge Wells (via Gatwick and Redhill) Mondays-Fridays only |
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The Thameslink Programme (formerly Thameslink 2000) project proposes to turn some of the Southern services over to the expanded Thameslink network under First Capital Connect. This will see services that currently terminate at London Bridge continuing through Central London and north wards via the Midland Main Line or East Coast Main Line to destinations such as Luton or Cambridge. This however is not imminent, a Department for Transport whitepaper states only that "the Thameslink Programme will be completed by the end of 2015" and that "interim outputs will be delivered by the end of 2011",[2] leaving Southern as the main operator for several more years to come. The Thameslink Programme is centred around 12 car long trains, thus Earlswood station could potentially have its platforms lengthened as they can only currently accommodate 10 car long trains.