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 and Southern.

Earlswood (Surrey)
Earlswood (Surrey) Location of Earlswood (Surrey) in Surrey
Location	Earlswood
Local authority	Reigate and Banstead
Grid reference	TQ278491
Managed by	Southern
Station code	ELD
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes, Northbound only[1]
Fare zone	D
National Rail annual entry and exit
2015–16	0.468 million[2]
2016–17	0.410 million[2]
2017–18	0.440 million[2]
2018–19	0.404 million[2]
2019–20	0.435 million[2]
Railway companies
Original company	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Pre-grouping	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
1 August 1868	Station opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.227°N 0.171°W
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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.

Facilities

The main platform at Earlswood station

Free parking is available at the station. There is a ticket office.

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:[4]

• 2 tph to Bedford via London Bridge
• 2 tph to Gatwick Airport

During the peak periods additional Thameslink services serve the station as well as some Southern services to London Victoria.

On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly and runs between London Bridge and Horsham.

Although the station is outside Greater London, Oyster cards can be used.

References

1. "Earlswood (ELD)". National Rail Enquiries. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
2. "Station usage estimates". 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. "Timetable 20: Redhill and Reigate to London and Gatwick Airport" (PDF). Govia Thameslink Railway, December 2019.

External links

• Train times and station information for Earlswood railway station (Surrey) from National Rail