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Dormans railway station is on the East Grinstead branch of the Oxted line in southern England and serves Dormansland and Dormans Park in Surrey. It is 27 miles 62 chains (27.78 miles, 44.70 km) from London Bridge, although off peak trains run to and from London Victoria. The station is managed by Southern.

Dormans
General information
Location	Dormansland and Dormans Park, District of Tandridge England
Grid reference	TQ396415
Managed by	Southern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	DMS
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	10 March 1884
Passengers
2016/17	0.111 million
2017/18	0.111 million
2018/19	0.115 million
2019/20	0.112 million
2020/21	43,080
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station was opened on 10 March 1884 as part of the Croydon, Oxted & East Grinstead Railway along with the additional branch lines to Crowhurst South Junction (now closed) and Eridge.[1]

The line through Dormans was electrified with 750 V DC third rail in 1987. ^{[citation needed]}

Facilities and Connections

Dormans station has a ticket office (with waiting area) which is staffed during Monday-Friday mornings only (06:30-10:15). There is a self-service ticket machine at the station although there are no ticket barriers. Passenger help points and seated areas can be found on both platforms. There is also a small cycle storage area at the entrance to the station.

The London bound platform at the station is accessible however the East Grinstead platform is only reachable by the stepped footbridge so isn't accessible.[2]

The Metrobus operated 281 bus route stops close to the entrance of the station and provides hourly connections to Lingfield and Crawley.[3]

Services

Off-peak, all services at Dormans are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]

• 1 tph to London Victoria 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, London Bridge and Bedford. These services are operated using Class 700 EMUs.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Lingfield		Southern Oxted Line East Grinstead Branch		East Grinstead
		Thameslink Bedford to East Grinstead Peak Hours Only

References

External links

• Train times and station information for Dormans railway station from National Rail

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