Caterham railway station
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  Caterham Location of Caterham in Surrey | |
| Location | Caterham |
| Local authority | District of Tandridge |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Station code | CAT |
| DfT category | D |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes[1] |
| Fare zone | 6 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2016–17 |  1.008 million[2] |
| 2017–18 |  1.012 million[2] |
| 2018–19 | 1.027 million[2] |
| 2019–20 | 0.991 million[2] |
| 2020–21 | 0.209 million[2] |
| Key dates | |
| 5 August 1856 | First station opened |
| 1 January 1900 | Second station opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| WGS84 | 51°16′57″N 0°04′43″W / 51.28250°N 0.07861°WCoordinates: 51°16′57″N 0°04′43″W / 51.28250°N 0.07861°W |
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Caterham railway station serves the town of Caterham in the Tandridge district of Surrey.
Caterham train drivers depot was opened on Sunday 17 June 1928 as a motormans depot ( The "Motor" term being used for electric trains ) after electrification on the line was complete in March of that year, and is still a working depot today. The guards depot at Caterham was closed in the late 1980s.[citation needed]
Location[]
The station is located at the southern terminus of the Caterham Line, which branches from the Brighton Main Line at Purley. It is 19 miles 70 chains (32.0 km) from Charing Cross,[3] which took the branch over in 1859, three years after its completion.
History[]
The town's first station was originally opened on 5 August 1856 by the Caterham Railway. It was closed on 1 January 1900 by the South Eastern and Chatham Railway, which opened a new station of the same name on an adjacent site that day.[4] The site of the original station is now occupied by a supermarket and the present station's car park. The line was electrified (on the 660 V DC system) by the Southern Railway in March 1928.[5]
Today the station and all trains serving it are operated by the Southern train operating company. It has a single island platform with a one-storey ticket office dating from just before the turn of the 20th century. There is a carriage siding on the western (Up) side of the station.
Other transport links[]
The station is served by the following bus services:[6]
- London Buses route 407 to Purley, Croydon and Sutton
- Metrobus route 400 to Redhill, Gatwick Airport, Crawley and East Grinstead
- Southdown PSV routes 409 and 411 to Selsdon, Warlingham, East Grinstead, Redhill and Reigate
- Buses 4U route 540 to Woldingham
Services[]
Caterham railway station runs services to/from London Bridge. The typical off-peak train service per hour is:[7]
- 2 to London Bridge via Selhurst and Tulse Hill, calling at Whyteleafe South, Whyteleafe, Kenley, Purley, East Croydon, Selhurst, Thornton Heath, Norbury, Streatham Common, Streatham, Tulse Hill, North Dulwich, East Dulwich, Peckham Rye, Queens Road (Peckham) and South Bermondsey.
- 2 to London Bridge calling at Whyteleafe South, Whyteleafe, Kenley, Purley, (where this service couples up with an additional train from Tattenham Corner) Purley Oaks, South Croydon, East Croydon then fast to London Bridge
During the morning and evening peaks some trains run to/from London Victoria
References[]
- ^ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ Yonge, John (November 2008) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 5: Southern & TfL (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 14C. ISBN 978-0-9549866-4-3.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 56. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ "Caterham Railway"John Speller's Web Pages; retrieved 25 May 2016
- ^ "Caterham Area Bus Services" (PDF). Surrey County Council. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 180 (Network Rail)
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- Train times and station information for Caterham railway station from National Rail
- Map of line and timetables
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The administrative centre is Oxted. The largest town is Caterham. Three of the post towns have urban centres Caterham, Godstone and Oxted. Lingfield and Warlingham are major villages which have post town status. The others are outside the area. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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