Horley railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Horley |
| Local authority | Reigate and Banstead |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HOR |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.844 million |
| 2005/06 * |  0.833 million |
| 2006/07 * |  0.839 million |
| 2007/08 * | 1.022 million |
| 2008/09 * | 1.099 million |
| History | |
| Opened 31 December 1905 | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Horley from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Horley railway station serves the town of Horley in Surrey, England. It is on the Brighton Main Line 42 km (26 mi) south of London Victoria, and train services are provided by Southern.
There are 4 platforms, all 247 m long, capable of accepting 12 car long trains.[1]
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[edit] History
The present Horley station is in fact the second in the town. The original station, constructed by the London and Brighton Railway, opened on 12 July 1841, was located 275 metres north of the present site, where the Factory Shop is.[2] The first station was designed by David Mocatta and was on a larger scale than other intermediate stations on the line. Horley was situated almost midway between London and Brighton, and was chosen for the erection of the London and Brighton Railway carriage sheds and repair workshops. These were later moved to Brighton railway works. The station was enlarged in 1862 by addition of 2nd storey to the building. A canopy and footbridge were added in 1884.[3]
The current Horley station opened 31 December 1905, to coincide with the quadrupling of the railway line by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway. The original station then became the Station Master's house and survived until the 1960s.[4]
In the 1870s William Stroudley considered moving the locomotive works to Horley but was persuaded to keep them in Brighton. Nevertheless, the sidings at Horley were used for storing withdrawn locomotives and those awaiting repair until the First World War.
[edit] Facilities
- Concourse
- Ticket Office (1 Window)
- Quick Ticket
- Restaurant
- News Agent
- Waiting Room (x2)
- Telephone
- Toilet (Unisex)
- Car Park (x2)
[edit] Services
The typical service from the station is:
- 2tph (train per hour) to London Bridge via Purley
- 1tph to London Victoria via East Croydon
- 2tph to Horsham
- 1tph to Bognor Regis and Portsmouth Harbour, splitting at Horsham
There is also a limited service calling at Horley which runs to Haywards Heath and beyond during the week at peak hours. Five trains in the morning, and four in the afternoon.
Passengers travelling from London Victoria to Horley may not travel via Gatwick Airport.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Salfords | Southern Brighton Main Line |
Gatwick Airport | ||
| Southern Horsham to Tonbridge (via Gatwick and Redhill) |
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[edit] Future developments
Southern Railway will be significantly revising its timetable to incorporate additional services on the Brighton Main Line after its June 2008 takeover of the Gatwick Express (due to come into effect 14 December 2008).[5] The effect on future services from Horley has yet to be published.
The Thameslink Programme (formerly Thameslink 2000) project proposes to turn some of the Southern services over to the expanded Thameslink network currently operated by First Capital Connect. This project will see services that currently terminate at London Bridge continuing through Central London and north wards via the Midland Main Line or East Coast Main Line to destinations such as Luton or Cambridge.[6][7] This however is not imminent, a Department for Transport whitepaper states only that "the Thameslink Programme will be completed by the end of 2015" and that "interim outputs will be delivered by the end of 2011",[8] leaving Southern as the main operator for several more years to come.
[edit] References
- ^ "Rules Of The Plan". Network Rail. 2007. http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/Rules%20Of%20The%20Route/Roprhome.pdf. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 123.
- ^ Minnis, John (1999). The London Brighton and South Coast railway, Tempus, ISBN 075241626X, pp.19-20.
- ^ Howard Turner, J.T. (1979), The London Brighton and South Coast Railway. 3. Completion and Maturity, Batsford, London, ISBN 0-7134-1389-1, p. 152.
- ^ "Brighton Mainline Route Utilisation Strategy". Southern Railway. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20070928000319/http://southernrailway.com/news.php?id=114&u=index.php. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
- ^ "Thameslink Programme (Thameslink 2000)". Transport for London. 2007. http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/23. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
- ^ "Thameslink Programme". Network Rail. 2007. http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/1326.aspx. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
- ^ "Delivering a Sustainable Railway - White Paper CM 7176". Department for Transport. 2007. http://www.dft.gov.uk/about/strategy/whitepapers/whitepapercm7176/. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Horley railway station from National Rail
