Earlswood railway station (Surrey)

Earlswood railway station serves Earlswood, south of Redhill, in Surrey, England. It is on the Brighton Main Line, 21 miles 50 chains (34.8 km) down the line from London Bridge via Redhill and south of the junction between the Redhill line and the Quarry line. Train services are provided by Thameslink , Great Western and Southern.

Earlswood (Surrey) National Rail
Earlswood (Surrey) is located in Surrey
Earlswood (Surrey)
Earlswood (Surrey)
Location of Earlswood (Surrey) in Surrey
LocationEarlswood
Local authorityReigate and Banstead
Grid referenceTQ278491
Managed bySouthern
Station codeELD
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes, Northbound only[1]
Fare zoneD
National Rail annual entry and exit
2017–18Increase 0.440 million[2]
2018–19Decrease 0.404 million[2]
2019–20Increase 0.435 million[2]
2020–21Decrease 80,584[2]
2021–22Increase 0.196 million[2]
Railway companies
Original companyLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Pre-groupingLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
1 August 1868Station opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451.227°N 0.171°W / 51.227; -0.171
 London transport portal

History

Earlswood station was opened by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway on 1 August 1868.[3] 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.

On 11 January 2016, payment using Oyster and contactless payment cards was introduced at the station, as part of the Oyster extension from Merstham to Gatwick Airport. The station is outside the London Fare Zone area, and special fares apply.

Some Oyster photocards (as well as Freedom Passes) are not valid here: the nearest station that these cards can be used is Coulsdon South, only in the northbound direction.[4][5]

Services

Off-peak, all services at Earlswood are operated by Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[6]

During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional half-hourly Southern service between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport.

On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly but southbound services are extended beyond Three Bridges to and from Horsham.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Thameslink
Southern
Peak Hours Only

References
  1. "Earlswood (ELD)". National Rail Enquiries. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  2. "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 87. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  4. "Oyster Card | Purchase Oyster Card | Using Oyster | Southern Railway".
  5. "11-15 Oyster Card fares" (PDF). content.tfl.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  6. Table 183 National Rail timetable, May 2023
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