Gomshall railway station serves the village of Gomshall in Surrey, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Great Western Railway. It is on the North Downs Line, 35 miles 21 chains (35.26 miles, 56.75 km) measured from London Charing Cross via Redhill.

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Gomshall
General information
Location	Gomshall, Guildford England
Coordinates	51°13′08″N 0°26′31″W
Grid reference	TQ089478
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	GOM
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	20 August 1849
Original company	Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway
Pre-grouping	South Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
20 August 1849 (1849-08-20)	Opened as Gomshall and Shere Heath
March 1850	Renamed Gomshall and Sheire
September 1852	Renamed Gomshall and Shere
12 May 1980	Renamed Gomshall
Passengers
2016/17	58,288
2017/18	59,102
2018/19	55,336
2019/20	54,150
2020/21	17,294
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station was opened by the Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway on 20 August 1849, and was originally named Gomshall and Shere Heath; it was renamed Gomshall and Sheire in March 1850, and Gomshall and Shere in September 1852. On 12 May 1980, the name was simplified to Gomshall.[1] As the older names suggest, it also serves the nearby village of Shere. It has been unmanned since 1967. The station is 35 miles 21 chains (56.7 km) from Charing Cross.[2]

Accidents and incidents

On 20 February 1904, a troop train, en route to Southampton, hauled by C class No. 294 was derailed at Gomshall station. There were no fatalities but the locomotive crew and four soldiers of the Northumberland Fusiliers were injured.[3]

Platforms

Gomshall Station has two staggered platforms. A gated foot crossing had been in use to access both until 25 November 2016 when it was replaced by a permanent bridge with ramped and stepped access.[3]

Services

Trains are generally two-hourly off-peak and hourly peak-time, with additional Gatwick Airport services stopping at peak-time. There are 28 week-day services that call at Gomshall, 14 to Reading, 12 to Redhill and 2 to Gatwick Airport. There are 18 Saturday services that call at Gomshall, 9 to Reading, 8 to Redhill and 1 to Gatwick Airport. There are 16 Sunday services that call at Gomshall, 8 to Reading, 6 to Redhill and 2 to Gatwick Airport.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Chilworth		Great Western Railway North Downs Line		Dorking West

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