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  Tattenham Corner Location of Tattenham Corner in Surrey | |
| Location | Tattenham Corner |
| Local authority | Borough of Reigate and Banstead |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Station code | TAT |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| Accessible | Yes[1] |
| Fare zone | 6 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2020–21 |  41,976[2] |
| 2021–22 |  89,690[2] |
| 2022–23 | 0.135 million[2] |
| 2023–24 | 0.126 million[2] |
| 2024–25 | 0.150 million[2] |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | South Eastern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | South Eastern and Chatham Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 4 June 1901 | Opened |
| September 1914 | Closed |
| 25 March 1928 | Reopened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°18′33″N0°14′33″W / 51.30927°N 0.24259°W /51.30927; -0.24259 |
 London transport portal | |
Tattenham Corner railway station is inSurrey, inEngland. The station and all trains serving it are operated bySouthern, and it is the terminus of theTattenham Corner Line. It is 23 miles 37 chains (37.8 km) fromLondon Charing Cross.
It lies on the outskirts ofEpsom and is the closest station forEpsom Downs Racecourse, where theDerby is held and the British monarch traditionally alights from theBritish Royal Train in those years when attending the Derby. The line serving it was opened (as theChipstead Valley Railway) in stages between 1897 and 1901, with the commissioning of the final section coinciding with the opening of the station on 4 June that year (by which time theSER had absorbed the independent company). The station closed in September 1914 and was used occasionally for race specials from 1920 until full public service restored (upon electrification) on 25 March 1928.[3] In its heyday, the station had seven platforms (to handle the sizeable amounts of racecourse traffic)[4] but today only three remain.
Epsom Downs station is nearby as the terminus of the Epsom Downs branch line fromSutton, also served by Southern services.
On 1 December 1993, an approaching train (the 06.16 from Victoria) failed to brake in time to stop in the platform and overran the buffer stops; the leading vehicle ended up mounting the concourse and becoming embedded in the wooden station booking office (which subsequently had to be demolished). No passengers were injured in the crash, though the train driver and a member of station staff were hospitalised. The driver was later found to be intoxicated on duty and jailed for nine months.[5]
All services at Tattenham Corner are operated bySouthern, usingClass 377EMUs.
The typical off-peak service is two trains per hour toLondon Bridge, running non-stop fromNorwood Junction.
On Sundays, that is reduced to an hourly shuttle service toPurley, where passengers for London Bridge have to change trains.[6]
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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It was initially proposed that, from 2018, when theThameslink Programme was completed, services on the line would be operated with larger 12-car trains, offering all-day direct services toCambridge viaLondon Blackfriars.[7] However, in September 2016, those proposals were dropped and instead, services on the Tattenham Corner Line were to "remain as SouthernSouth London Metro services with increased capacity as compared to today".[8]
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