Tadworth railway station is a passenger railway station serving the large suburban village of Tadworth in Surrey, England, on the North Downs. It is 22 miles 18 chains (35.8 km) from London Charing Cross.
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| Location | Tadworth |
| Local authority | Borough of Reigate and Banstead |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Station code(s) | TAD |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 6 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2019–20 |  0.283 million[1] |
| 2020–21 | 57,286[1] |
| 2021–22 |  0.129 million[1] |
| 2022–23 | 0.173 million[1] |
| 2023–24 | 0.189 million[1] |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | South Eastern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | South Eastern and Chatham Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1900 | Opened as Tadworth & Walton-on-the Hill |
| 1 December 1968 | renamed Tadworth |
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| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°17′31″N 0°14′10″W / 51.292°N 0.236°W |
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Status
editThis is the penultimate station on the Tattenham Corner Line. Train services and the station are operated by Southern. The station opened as a temporary terminus on 1 July 1900, when the railway line was extended from Kingswood.[2][3] The line was extended to Tattenham Corner, opening on Derby Day on 4 June 1901.[4] The extension required relatively costly 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
editThere 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
editAll services at Tadworth are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[8]
- 2 tph to London Bridge (non-stop from Norwood Junction)
- 2 tph to Tattenham Corner
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.
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It was initially proposed that from 2018, when the Thameslink Programme was completed, services on this line would be operated with larger 12 car trains offering all day direct services to Cambridge via 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
editThere 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
edit- ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley
- ^ A southern Region Record by.R.H.Clark
- ^ H.E. Malden, ed. (1911). "Parishes: Banstead". A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- ^ a b Interactive Maps Surrey County Council. Accessed 2015-04-15
- ^ BBC R&D (2012). "BBC Kingswood Warren". BBC. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ Adrian Wymann (2007). "Epsom Downs Branch - Early History (1865 - 1928)". Wymann.info. Retrieved 18 April 2007.
- ^ Table 181 National Rail timetable, May 2022
- ^ Proposed Thameslink services from 2018
- ^ Timetable consultation : Thameslink and Great Northern
External links
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- Train times and station information for Tadworth railway station from National Rail