Woldingham railway station

Woldingham railway station is on the Oxted line in the west of the civil parish and village of Woldingham in Surrey, England. It is 17 miles 15 chains (27.66 km) from London Bridge, although off peak trains run to and from London Victoria. The station is managed by Southern.

Woldingham
LocationWoldingham, District of Tandridge
England
Grid referenceTQ359563
Managed bySouthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWOH
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened1 July 1885
Passengers
2015/16 0.301 million
2016/17 0.289 million
2017/18 0.306 million
2018/19 0.324 million
2019/20 0.321 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station opened as Marden Park in 1885, one year after the line opened, with one waiting shelter and named after the manor in the west of Woldingham and north-east of Godstone.[1] The line was relatively late in the history of the railways due to the amount of earth-moving and chalk extraction required. The adjacent Station Lodge is at 128 metres (420 ft) above sea level (ordnance datum) and path below the viaduct immediately to the north is at 122 metres (400 ft), as the track ascends the remainder of the cutting and immediately south of the station enters a cutting. A tunnel follows to the south of approximately 1 mile (1.6 km).[2] It was renamed Woldingham in 1894.

The station appears briefly in the 1973 David Jason film White Cargo, at the 27:00 minute mark.[3]

Service overview

The East Grinstead (or Oxted) Line is by early 20th century settled convention a stopping service south of East Croydon and is a fast service north of this, in London, having suburban service specialisation.

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

During peak hours, there are also trains to and from London Bridge.

On the southbound platform, there is a self-service ticket machine and a manned ticket office (staffed for part of the day, not Sundays).

A car park extension north of the station is equipped with a new Metric Aura ticket machine.

Services between London Bridge and Uckfield regularly pass the station but do not stop.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Upper Warlingham   Southern
Oxted Line		   Oxted
  Thameslink
Oxted Line
Peak hours only		  

References
  1. Malden, H.E., ed. (1912). "Parishes: Woldingham". A History of the County of Surrey. Vol. 4. London. pp. 339–341. Retrieved 21 April 2015 – via British History Online.
  2. "Interactive Maps". Surrey County Council. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. "White Cargo (1973) Filming & Production". IMDb. Retrieved 24 May 2018.

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