Tattenham Corner railway station
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| Location | Tattenham Corner |
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| Local authority | Reigate and Banstead |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Station code | TAT |
| Platforms in use | 3 |
| Fare zone | 6 |
| NR 2004/5 usage | 0.173 million[1] |
| NR 2005/6 usage | 0.190 million[1] |
| NR 2006/7 usage | 0.201 million[1] |
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| 4 June 1901 | Opened |
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| List of stations | Underground · National Rail |
| External links | Departures • Facilities |
Tattenham Corner railway station is in Surrey, in England. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southern, and it is the terminus of the Tattenham Corner Line. London-bound trains have to head south as far as Tadworth, then turn east and finally north.
It is the closest station for the Epsom Downs Racecourse where the Epsom Derby is held. It lies on the outskirts of Epsom.
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[edit] Services
The typical off-peak service is two trains an hour to London Bridge via East Croydon.
[edit] Incidents
Early on the morning of 1 December, 1993 and under the influence of alcohol, the driver of a train from London Victoria made it all the way to Tattenham Corner station, near Epsom racecourse, without mishap. However, he forgot to stop at the terminus and took the train through the buffers, across the station concourse and into a temporary wooden station building which had previously managed to survive intact for 92 years. No one was hurt, but the station was completely demolished, and it was due to this accident that the current drugs and alcohol policy for railways was introduced.[2][3]
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Tadworth | Southern Tattenham Corner Line |
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[edit] Gallery
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Tattenham Corner railway station |
 Platform 2 looking to London (actually southwards here) |
 Platform 2 looking to buffers (actually north here) |
 Platform signage |
 Unit 377126 awaits departure from platform 2 |
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Tattenham Corner railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 51°18′33.3″N 0°14′33.6″W / 51.30925°N 0.242667°W
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Tattenham Corner railway station from Office of Rail Regulation statistics
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/train-driver-jailed-1449234.html
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A18132798
