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Tadworth railway station is a passenger railway station serving the large suburban village of Tadworth in Surrey, England, on the North Downs. It is 22 miles 18 chains (35.8 km) from London Charing Cross.

Tadworth
Tadworth Location of Tadworth in Surrey
Location	Tadworth
Local authority	Borough of Reigate and Banstead
Managed by	Southern
Station code	TAD
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2016–17	0.254 million[1]
2017–18	0.260 million[1]
2018–19	0.285 million[1]
2019–20	0.283 million[1]
2020–21	57,286[1]
Railway companies
Original company	South Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	South Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
1 July 1900	Opened as Tadworth & Walton-on-the Hill
1 December 1968	renamed Tadworth
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.292°N 0.236°W / 51.292; -0.236
London transport portal

Status

This is the penultimate station on the Tattenham Corner Line. Train services and the station are operated by Southern. Tattenham Corner, the terminus, is further north and is close to Epsom Downs railway station: Since privatisation in the 1990s, London-bound trains are worked under a different franchise sector of London's periphery. The rivalry of the two stations further north^{[clarification needed]} is due to traditionally regular sufficient^{[clarification needed]} competition among race-goers from London and elsewhere attending Epsom Downs Racecourse. The station opened on 1 July 1900 when the railway line was extended from Kingswood.[2][3] The line was extended to Tattenham Corner, opening on Derby Day on 4 June 1901.[4] The extension required relatively costly cuttings (even with cheap labour). The course taken brought the railway branch through the centre of Tadworth, before turning sharply north, after having headed first south, then west through Kingswood. Since at least World War II the start point for trains has been from London Bridge station next to the City of London.[5][6][7]

Amenities

There are separate platforms for 'down' trains north to Tattenham Corner and 'up' trains to Purley and London, linked by a road overbridge at the south end of the station on which is located the former station building.[5]

Services

All services at Tadworth are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[8]

• 2 tph to London Bridge (non-stop from Norwood Junction)
• 2 tph to Tattenham Corner

On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly and runs between Tattenham Corner and Purley only. Passengers for London Bridge have to change at Purley.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Kingswood		Southern Tattenham Corner Line		Tattenham Corner

It was initially proposed that from 2018, when the Thameslink Programme was completed, services on this line would be operated with larger 12 car trains offering all day direct services to Cambridge via London Blackfriars.[9] However, by September 2016, these proposals had been dropped; instead, services on the Tattenham Corner Line "remain as Southern South London Metro services with increased capacity as compared to today".[10]

Ticketing

There are self-service ticket machines at the London-bound platform entrance (without rural PERTIS 'Permit to Travel' option). Oyster Card readers are provided on both platforms.

References

External links

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

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