Reigate railway station

Reigate
Location
Place	Reigate
Local authority	Reigate and Banstead
Operations
Station code	REI
Managed by	Southern
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	0.799 million
2005/06 *	0.896 million
2006/07 *	0.970 million
2007/08 *	1.231 million
2008/09 *	1.252 million
2009/10 *	1.287 million
History
Opened 4 July 1849 (4 July 1849)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Reigate from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

A 1905 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Reigate railway station.

Reigate railway station is in Surrey, England. On the North Downs Line, the station is managed by Southern, which provides an hourly service to London Bridge (cut back from Charing Cross in the December 2009 timetable) via Redhill. First Great Western provide services to Reading via Guildford and Gatwick Airport via Redhill.

Between Reigate and Redhill the North Downs Line has third rail electrification.

The ticket office is open Monday to Fridays from 06.10 to 12.45 On Saturdays it opens at 07.10 to 13.45 The ticket office is closed Sundays and Bank Holidays.

First time users are often confused how to get between platforms when the ticket office is shut. There is a sign-posted but often overlooked underpass approximately 15 metres down from the ticket office (just out of camera shot in the picture opposite) over to Platform 2. On Sundays the ticket office is shut, so access to Platform 1 is via a gate set into the fence approximately 40 metres down from the subway. This gate is kept locked when the ticket office is open.

There is a ticket issuing machine outside the booking office, allowing most tickets to be purchased 24 hours a day. There is also a Permit to travel machine on platform 2 (turned off when the ticket office is open). Passengers should make sure they have a valid ticket or a Permit to travel before boarding a train, as First Great Western routes will check tickets on board.

Westbound services to Dorking,Guildford and stations to Reading always leave from platform 2. Eastbound First Great Western services from Reading to Redhill and Gatwick Airport always leave from platform 1. The Southern services to Redhill and London termini leave from platform 2. These services are listed at the booking office.

Services

Exterior of Reigate railway station.

The typical weekday off-peak service is two trains per hour to Reading and three to Redhill, of which one continues to Gatwick Airport and one to London Bridge.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Dorking Deepdene		First Great Western North Downs Line semi-fast services to Gatwick Airport		Redhill
Betchworth		First Great Western North Downs Line every two hours		Redhill
Terminus		Southern Monday-Friday only		Redhill

Between Guildford and Redhill the stopping service pattern alternates every two hours off-peak, giving Reigate one stopping service to Redhill and one semi-fast service to Gatwick Airport each hour.

Hour 1	Guildford	Shalford	Chilworth	Gomshall		Dorking (Deepdene)		Reigate	Redhill
Hour 2	Guildford	Shalford			Dorking West	Dorking (Deepdene)	Betchworth	Reigate	Redhill

In peak hours the stopping service calls at all stations in both directions.

External links

• Train times and station information for Reigate railway station from National Rail