Woldingham railway station

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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 Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level (ordnance datum) and path below the viaduct immediately to the north is at Script error: No such module "convert"., 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 Script error: No such module "convert"..[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]

Facilities

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The station platforms, 2023

On the southbound platform, there is a self-service ticket machine and a ticket office which is staffed during weekday and Saturday mornings only. The ticket office also contains a waiting room and toilets which are open when the station is staffed. Both platforms have shelters, information screens and modern help points.[4] The station has a chargeable car park and bicycle storage.[5]

Services

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

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[6]

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.

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References

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External links

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