Tattenham Corner railway station

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Tattenham Corner National Rail
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Tattenham Corner is located in Surrey
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Tattenham Corner

Location of Tattenham Corner in Surrey
Location Tattenham Corner
Local authority Reigate and Banstead
Managed by Southern
Station code TAT
Number of platforms 3
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access [1]
Fare zone 6

National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05 0.173 million[2]
2005–06 0.190 million[2]
2006–07 0.212 million[2]
2007–08 0.230 million[2]
2008–09 0.248 million[2]
2009–10 0.239 million[2]

4 June 1901 Opened

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Coordinates: 51°18′33″N 0°14′34″W / 51.3093°N 0.2427°W / 51.3093; -0.2427
Royal Train arriving on Derby Day in 1959

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 head south as far as Tadworth, then turn east and finally north.

It is the closest station for Epsom Downs Racecourse, where the Derby is held. It lies on the outskirts of Epsom. It is where Queen Elizabeth II alights from the British Royal Train on race days.

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[edit] Services

The typical off-peak service is two trains an hour to London Bridge via East Croydon and one train an hour to Purley. In the evenings the trains run to London Victoria, which is also served by some morning and evening peak services.

[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 to Tattenham Corner without mishap. However, he did not stop at the terminus and took the train through the buffers, across the station concourse and into the wooden station building, which had survived intact for 92 years. No one was hurt, but the station, a listed building, was severely damaged (it was subsequently demolished), and it was due to this accident that the current drugs and alcohol policy for railways was introduced.[3][4]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Tadworth   Southern
Tattenham Corner Line
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