Tattenham Corner railway station

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. It is 23 miles 37 chains (37.8 km) from London Charing Cross.

1901 view

Tattenham Corner
Tattenham Corner
Location of Tattenham Corner in Surrey
LocationTattenham Corner
Local authorityBorough of Reigate and Banstead
Managed bySouthern
Station codeTAT
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms3
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2015–16 0.284 million[2]
2016–17 0.229 million[2]
2017–18 0.233 million[2]
2018–19 0.247 million[2]
2019–20 0.252 million[2]
Railway companies
Original companySouth Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
4 June 1901Opened
September 1914closed
25 March 1928reopened
Other information
External links
WGS8451.309250°N 0.242667°W / 51.309250; -0.242667
 London transport portal

It lies on the outskirts of Epsom and is the closest station for Epsom Downs Racecourse, where the Derby is held and the British monarch traditionally alights from the British Royal Train in those years when attending the Derby. The line serving it was opened (as the Chipstead Valley Railway) in stages between 1897 and 1901, with the commissioning of the final section coinciding with the opening of the station on 4 June that year (by which time the SER had absorbed the independent company). The station closed in September 1914 and was used occasionally for race specials from 1920 until full public service restored (upon electrification) on 25 March 1928.[3] In its heyday, the station had seven platforms (to handle the sizeable amounts of racecourse traffic)[4] but today only three remain in use.

Epsom Downs station is nearby as the terminus of the Epsom Downs branch line from Sutton, also served by Southern services.

Accidents and incidents

On 1 December 1993, an approaching train (the 06.16 from Victoria) failed to brake in time to stop in the platform and overran the buffer stops; the leading vehicle ended up mounting the concourse and becoming embedded in the wooden station booking office (which subsequently had to be demolished). No passengers were injured in the crash, though the train driver and a member of station staff were hospitalised. The driver was later found to be intoxicated on duty and jailed for nine months.[5]

Services

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is two trains per hour to London Bridge running non-stop from East Croydon. On Sundays, this service calls at all stations via Forest Hill.[6]

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

Preceding station National Rail Following station
SouthernTerminus

It was initially proposed that from 2018, when the Thameslink Programme is completed, services on this line would be operated with larger 12 car trains offering all day direct services to Cambridge via London Blackfriars.[7] However, in September 2016, these proposals were dropped; instead, services on the Tattenham Corner Line were to "remain as Southern South London Metro services with increased capacity as compared to today".[8]

References
  1. "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
  2. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. Chronology of Londons Railways by H.V.Borley
  4. "Chipstead Valley Railway" John Speller's Web Pages; Retrieved 25 May 2016
  5. "Epsom & Ewell Explorer - Rail Accidents" Retrieved 25 May 2016
  6. "Timetable 31 - London to Coulsdon and Tattenham Corner" (PDF). Southern, December 2019.
  7. Proposed Thameslink services from 2018
  8. Timetable consultation : Thameslink and Great Northern
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