Place Horley Station code HOR DfT category D Number of platforms 4 | Grid reference TQ286426 Managed by Southern 2011/12 0.934 million | |
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Address Horley RH6 9GY, United Kingdom Similar Coulsdon South railway st, Ifield railway station, Faygate railway station, Littlehaven railway station, Balcombe railway station | ||
Trains horley railway station 27th october 2016
Horley railway station serves the town of Horley in Surrey, England. It is on the Brighton Main Line 26 miles (42 km) south of London Victoria, and train services are provided by Southern.
Contents
- Trains horley railway station 27th october 2016
- History
- Facilities
- Services
- Future developments
- References
There are 4 platforms, all 270 yards (247 m) long, capable of accepting 12 car long trains.
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 301 yards (275 m) north of the present site, where the Factory Shop is. 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.
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.
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 Nevertheless, the sidings at Horley were used for storing withdrawn locomotives and those awaiting repair until the First World War.
Facilities
Services
The typical service from the station is:
There is also a limited service calling at Horley which runs to Portsmouth Harbour and Bognor Regis during the week at peak hours.
An hourly night service also operates between Three Bridges and London Victoria.
Future developments
The Thameslink Programme (formerly Thameslink 2000) project proposes to turn some of the Southern services over to the expanded Thameslink network currently operated by Govia Thameslink Railway. This project will see services that currently terminate at London Bridge continuing through Central London and north wards via the Midland Main Line or East Coast Main Line to destinations such as Peterborough. This however is not imminent, a Department for Transport whitepaper states only that "the Thameslink Programme will be completed by the end of 2015" and that "interim outputs will be delivered by the end of 2011", leaving Southern as the main operator for several more years to come.