Woldingham railway station is on the Oxted line in the west of the civil parish and village of Woldingham in Surrey, England. It is 17 miles 15 chains (17.19 miles, 27.66 km) from London Bridge, although off peak trains run to and from London Victoria. The station is managed by Southern.
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Woldingham, District of Tandridge England | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ359563 | ||||
| Managed by | Southern | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | WOH | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 July 1885 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.321 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 87,854 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.223 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.264 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.310 million | ||||
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History
editThe 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 128 metres (420 ft) above sea level (ordnance datum) and path below the viaduct immediately to the north is at 122 metres (400 ft), 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 1 mile (1.6 km).[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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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
editOff-peak, all services at Woldingham are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[6]
- 1 tph to London Victoria
- 1 tph to East Grinstead via Oxted
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.
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References
edit- ^ Malden, H.E., ed. (1912). "Parishes: Woldingham". A History of the County of Surrey. Vol. 4. London. pp. 339–341. Retrieved 21 April 2015 – via British History Online.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Interactive Maps". Surrey County Council. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "White Cargo (1973) Filming & Production". IMDb. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "Woldingham station information". Southern. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Parking at Woldingham Station". APCOA Parking. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ Table 182 National Rail timetable, May 2022
External links
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- Train times and station information for Woldingham railway station from National Rail