Redhill | |
|---|---|
 Main station building | |
  Redhill Location of Redhill in Surrey | |
| Location | Redhill |
| Local authority | Borough of Reigate and Banstead |
| Grid reference | TQ281506 |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Station code | RDH |
| DfT category | C1 |
| Number of platforms | 4 (numbered 0–3) |
| Accessible | Yes[1] |
| Fare zone | D |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2019–20 |  3.662 million[2] |
| – interchange |  0.924 million[2] |
| 2020–21 | 0.751 million[2] |
| – interchange | 0.190 million[2] |
| 2021–22 | 2.053 million[2] |
| – interchange | 0.512 million[2] |
| 2022–23 | 2.712 million[2] |
| – interchange | 0.883 million[2] |
| 2023–24 | 2.930 million[2] |
| – interchange | 0.627 million[2] |
| Key dates | |
| 12 July 1841 | Opened asRedhill and Reigate Road (L&BR) |
| 26 May 1842 | Opened asRedhill (SER) |
| 1843 | RenamedReigate (SER) |
| 15 April 1844 | Both stations closed and relocated to newRedhill and Reigate built by SER |
| August 1858 | RenamedRed Hill Junction after reconstruction |
| July 1929 | RenamedRedhill |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°14′25″N0°09′57″W / 51.24022°N 0.165900°W /51.24022; -0.165900 |
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Redhill railway station serves the town ofRedhill,Surrey,England. The station is a major interchange point on theBrighton Main Line, 22 miles 40 chains (36.2 km) measured fromLondon Charing Cross.[3] It is managed bySouthern, and is also served byThameslink andGreat Western Railway.
The local topography determined that it was cheaper to build and operate a railway line betweenLondon andBrighton which by-passed theparliamentary borough and long-establishedmarket town ofReigate and instead passed through the nearby Redstone or Red Hill gap in the Reigate Foreign (countryside)parish. According to the Acts of Parliament establishing railways between London and Brighton, and London and Dover, the line was to be shared betweenCroydon andRed Hill after which these two would deviate. TheLondon and Brighton Railway (L&BR) constructed the new line during 1840 and 1841, with theSouth Eastern Railway (SER) contributing half of the construction cost and taking ownership of the section between Croydon and Red Hill.[4] The continuing conflict between the two railway companies over the use of this joint line gave rise to the construction of four railway stations at the site of what was then a hamlet on the eastern side ofReigate.[citation needed]
The original station was opened by the London and Brighton Railway on 12 July 1841 on a site to the south of the proposed junction with theSouth Eastern Main Line to Dover. The nearby market town was served by a horse-drawnomnibus service operated by the railway. This station was designed by the architectDavid Mocatta, and was one of a series of standardised modular buildings used by the railway.[5] It closed on 15 April 1844, when the L&BR began to share the SER Redhill and Reigate station and was demolished soon afterwards.
On 26 May 1842 the SER opened what was originally called 'Redhill', but later misleadingly renamed 'Reigate' station, on their own stretch of line just beyond the junction. Passengers transferring between the two railways did so at the oldMerstham station further up the line. The SER wanted to replace their 'Reigate' station with a joint station immediately before the junction, but the L&BR opposed the plan. As a result, the SER forced the issue by ending the arrangements at Merstham, thereby forcing passengers to transfer between the two stations at Redhill by foot.[6]
On 15 April 1844 the SER built a new station at the present site, named 'Redhill and Reigate' which was to be used by both railways as the interchange station. On the same day the two existing stations were closed. The branch line to Reigate was opened in 1849 with a new station calledReigate Town.[7] Nevertheless, theLondon Brighton and South Coast Railway (the successor of the L&BR) continued to operate the omnibus service for its own passengers.[8]
The SER 'Redhill and Reigate' station was rebuilt and enlarged on the same site in August 1858 when it was renamed 'Redhill Junction'. The chronic congestion at the station was however eased after 1 May 1868 when Redhill ceased to be on theSouth Eastern Main Line to Dover following the opening of the 'Sevenoaks cut off' line betweenSt Johns andTonbridge railway station.[9] A ten-year agreement between the SER and theLondon Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR the successor to the L&BR after July 1846) over the use of the station and lines to Coulsdon was signed 1 February 1869 and renewed ten years later.[10]
During the 1880s, as traffic increased, the disputes over the use of line and Redhill station re-occurred. This became known as the 'Southern Lines Controversy' and ultimately led to the construction of theQuarry Line by the LB&SCR in 1899, which avoided Redhill.[11] The LB&SCR diverted many of itsBrighton Main Line trains to the new line, but retainedrunning powers over the original line and the use of Redhill station. These were continued until both the SER and the LB&SCR came under the ownership of theSouthern Railway 1 January 1923 and the name of the joint station was changed to Redhill in July 1929.
TheBrighton Main Line and the line from Redhill to Reigate were both electrified under theSouthern Railway on 1 January 1933. TheRedhill to Tonbridge Line was electrified underBritish Rail in 1993.
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Redhill station is at the junction of the Brighton Main Line, which runs north toLondon and south toGatwick Airport andBrighton, with the ex-SERNorth Downs Line, which runs west toGuildford andReading, and theRedhill to Tonbridge Line, to the east
The station has four passenger platforms and a parcels bay (which is now out of use). From west to east:platform 0 is the most recently built (which accounts for its unusual numbering) and serves destinations including Bedford, Reading, London Victoria and Reigate;[12] platforms 1 and 2 are an island; there are two through lines between platforms 2 and 3; platform 3 and the old parcels dock are on the eastern side with a secondary entrance/exit. All passenger platforms are of 12 car length, and all are subdivided into 'a' (north end) and 'b' (south end). Platform 1 became a bay platform with no northbound access, when platform 0 opened. Its operational length was reduced to 8 car as a result of the signalling changes associated with platform 0. Otherwise all platforms have access to all routes. 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.[3]
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, with a further lift between the subway and the main entrance, which is at street level. The main entrance faces the town centre, and is opposite Redhill bus station.
The ticket office is staffed and also has ticket machines, and there are ticket barriers. There is a coffee shop in the ticket hall, and a takeaway-only coffee shop on platforms 1 and 2.[13]
Services at Redhill are operated bySouthern,Thameslink andGreat Western Railway usingClass 165 and166DMUs andClass 377 and700EMUs.
Services at the station are as follows.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[14]
During the peak hours, the service to Reigate divides and attaches at Redhill with an additional portion continuing to and fromGatwick Airport.
On Sundays, the service between London and Reigate is reduced to hourly; the station is served by an additional hourly service between London Victoria,Portsmouth Harbour andBognor Regis (dividing and attaching atBarnham) to maintain two trains per hour to and from Victoria.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[14]
On Sundays, the service between Peterborough and Horsham does not operate; instead, one train per hour to and from Bedford is extended to and from Horsham.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[14]
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Southern | |||
| Southern | ||||
| Southern Peak Hours Only | ||||
| Merstham orPurley | Thameslink | Earlswood orHorley | ||
| Great Western Railway | ||||
Redhill Station has four platforms, one of which is a bay platform.
On 11 January 2016, payment using Oyster and contactless payment cards was introduced at Redhill, as part of the Oyster extension from Merstham to Gatwick Airport.[15][16] The station is outside the London Fare Zone area, and special fares apply.
Some Oyster photocards (as well as Freedom Passes) are not valid on the Gatwick Airport extension. The nearest station that these cards can be used isCoulsdon South only in the northbound direction.[17][18]
An engine shed, turntable and locomotive coaling and servicing facilities were installed by the South Eastern Railway in 1855 in the area between the Brighton and Tonbridge lines. These facilities were rebuilt by theSouthern Railway in 1924 and lasted until the end of steam in the area in 1965.[19] The site of the depot remained in use as a stabling point for many years after this. Further sidings to the west and south-west of platform 1 were removed during the construction of platform 0 in 2016–17.[citation needed]
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