Chipstead railway station

Chipstead railway station serves the village of Chipstead in Surrey. It is a late-Victorian station on the Tattenham Corner Line and was opened in 1897. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southern. It is in Travelcard Zone 6, 18 miles 41 chains (29.8 km) from Charing Cross.

Chipstead
Chipstead
Location of Chipstead in Surrey
LocationChipstead
Local authorityBorough of Reigate and Banstead
Managed bySouthern
Station codeCHP
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2
Fare zone6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2015–16 0.179 million[1]
2016–17 0.153 million[1]
2017–18 0.161 million[1]
2018–19 0.155 million[1]
2019–20 0.146 million[1]
Railway companies
Original companyChipstead Valley Railway
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
2 November 1897 [2][3]Opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451.309°N 0.169°W / 51.309; -0.169
 London transport portal

The station buildings are no longer used by Southern, having been sold off and converted for private use in the mid-late 1990s, and a small ticket office is in a pre-fabricated building on the Up platform.

Services

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]

During the peak hours, there are also services to London Victoria.

On Sundays, the service to London Bridge calls at all stations via Forest Hill.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Southern

References
  1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley page 50
  3. Southern Region Record by R.H.Clark page 69
  4. "Timetable 31 - London to Coulsdon and Tattenham Corner" (PDF). Southern, December 2019.


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