Dormans railway station
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Dormans railway station is on the Template:Rws branch of the Oxted line in southern England. It serves Dormansland and Dormans Park in Surrey. Most trains run between Template:Rws and East Grinstead and are operated by Southern. Thameslink trains call at peak times on weekdays.
The station, now managed by Southern, was built by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and opened with the line in 1884.
History
Dormans is one of the original stations on the Template:Rws–Template:Rws section of the Oxted line, opened on 10 March 1884.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn Built by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR), the station building is on the east side of the railway, which is in a shallow cutting at this point.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn The L-shaped brick building has two parts – a single-storey waiting room and ticket office, and a two-storey wing that was formerly the stationmaster's residence.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn
No public freight yard was provided at Dormans, although private sidings were constructed for the Homes of St Barnabas (now the College of St Barnabas) and the Dormans Park estate.Template:Sfn
Facilities and Connections
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Dormans station is Template:Cvt down the line from Template:Stn via Template:Rws.Template:Sfn It has two platforms: platform 1 (for northbound trains towards London via Template:Rws) is Template:Cvt long and platform 2 (for trains to East Grinstead) is Template:Cvt long.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn The northbound platform is wheelchair accessible, but the southbound platform can only be reached via a stepped footbridge. Passenger help points and seated areas can be found on both platforms.[1]
The station has a ticket office (with a waiting area), which is staffed during Monday-Friday mornings only (06:30-10:15). There is a self-service ticket machine, although there are no ticket barriers. There is also a small cycle storage area at the entrance to the station.[1]
Services
Off-peak, all services at Dormans are operated by Southern using Template:Brc EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]
- 1 tph to Template:Stn via Oxted
- 1 tph to East Grinstead
During the peak hours and on weekends, the service is increased to 2 tph in each direction.
During the peak hours, there are also Thameslink operated services between East Grinstead, Template:Stn and Bedford. These services are operated using Template:Brc EMUs.
| Preceding station | National Rail National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Southern | ||||
| Thameslink | ||||
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References
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External links
- Train times and station information for Dormans railway station from National Rail
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