Horley railway station

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Southern 377421 at platform 2 with a service to Horsham.
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Gatwick Express & Southern service approaching and leaving Horley

Horley railway station serves the town of Horley in Surrey, England. It is on the Brighton Main Line, Script error: No such module "convert". down the line from Template:Stn via Template:Rws, and train services are provided by Thameslink and Southern.

There are 4 platforms, all Script error: No such module "convert". long, capable of accepting 12-car-long trains.[1]

History

The present Horley station is in fact the second in the town. The original station, constructed by the London and Brighton Railway, opened on 12 July 1841, was located Script error: No such module "convert". north of the present site, where the Factory Shop is.[2] The first station was designed by David Mocatta and was on a larger scale than other intermediate stations on the line. Horley was situated almost midway between London and Brighton, and was chosen for the erection of the London and Brighton Railway carriage sheds and repair workshops. These were later moved to Brighton railway works. The station was enlarged in 1862 by addition of a second storey to the building. A canopy and footbridge were added in 1884.[3]

The current Horley station opened 31 December 1905, to coincide with the quadrupling of the railway line by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway. The original station then became the Station Master's house and survived until the 1960s.[4]

In the 1870s William Stroudley considered moving the locomotive works to Horley but was persuaded to keep them in Brighton. Nevertheless, the sidings at Horley were used for storing withdrawn locomotives and those awaiting repair until the First World War.

The Thameslink Programme turned over some of the Southern services over to the expanded Thameslink network currently operated by Govia Thameslink Railway. This project saw most services that previously terminated at London Bridge continuing through the Thameslink core in Central London and northwards via the Midland Main Line and East Coast Main Line to destinations such as Bedford and Peterborough.[5][6]

Facilities

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  • Concourse
  • Ticket Office (1 Window)
  • Quick Ticket
  • Café
  • Waiting Room (x2)
  • Telephone
  • Toilet (Unisex)
  • Car Park (x2)

Services

Off-peak, all services at Horley are operated by Thameslink using Template:Brc EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7]

During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional half-hourly Southern between Template:Stn and Three Bridges. In addition, faster peak hour services towards Littlehampton now stop at the station.

During the night, the station is served by an hourly Thameslink service between Three Bridges and Bedford (not calling at London Bridge). This service runs on Sunday-Friday nights with an hourly Southern service to London Victoria on Saturday nights.

Although the station is outside Greater London, Oyster Pay as you go and contactless payment cards are valid. However, the station is outside the London Fare Zone area and as a result, special fares apply.

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References

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  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, Template:ISBN, p. 123.
  3. ↑ Minnis, John (1999). The London Brighton and South Coast railway, Tempus, Template:ISBN, pp.19-20.
  4. ↑ Howard Turner, J.T. (1979), The London Brighton and South Coast Railway. 3. Completion and Maturity, Batsford, London, Template:ISBN, p. 152.
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  7. ↑ Template:NRtimes

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External links

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