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Redhill railway station serves the town of Redhill, Surrey , England. It is a major interchange point on the Brighton Main Line . It is managed by Southern , which operates most of the trains serving Redhill. HISTORY Redhill station began its days in conflict. The two main-line railways leaving London in a southwards direction - the London And Brighton Railway (and its successor, the London, Brighton And South Coast Railway (LB&SCR)) and the South Eastern Railway (SER) - had, by parliamentary decree, to travel on the same route from London to Redhill. The inevitable conflict led eventually to building by the LB&SCR of a line avoiding Redhill station altogether, known as the ''Quarry Line'', still in use by fast trains today. Consequently, there are few trains on the Brighton Main Line calling here today. There were originally two stations at separate sites, inconvenient for passengers changing trains; both, were named ''Reigate'' (that place being the main town in the vicinity at the time), as was the new station north of the junction opened on 15 April 1844. The station was rebuilt in 1858, when the present buildings on the southbound side were constructed. DESCRIPTION Redhill station is located at the junction of the Brighton Main Line (which runs north to London and south to Brighton ) with the North Downs Line (which runs west to Guildford ) and the former South Eastern Railway line to Tonbridge (to the east). The station has three platforms. Platforms 1 and 2 are an island on the northbound side and 3 is on the southbound side. There are two through tracks between the platform 2 and 3 tracks. All platforms are subdivided into 'a' (north end) and 'b' (south end). All platforms are of 12 car lengths. All platforms have access to all routes, although there is no access from either through track to or from the North Downs Line. Consequently, all traffic (including freight trains) from this direction must pass through one of the platforms. Platforms are linked by a subway (and an out-of use parcels/staff bridge). There are lifts from the platforms to the subway and a level entrance from the platform 3 exit, but no level entrance at the main entrance, which is at street level. The main entrance faces the town centre, and is opposite Redhill bus station. The ticket office has four windows, and two self-service ticket machines. There are four automatic ticket barriers. There is a newsagent in the ticket office area and a Puccino's coffee shop on platforms 1/2. Toilets are located on all platforms. SERVICES Redhill is served by a number of train operating companies. Southern operate most of the services, while the other operators are Southeastern , First Great Western and Virgin Trains . General off-peak pattern:
The service pattern changes significantly at weekends, and is totally different during peak hours. Additionally, Redhill is served by occasional Virgin Trains services, as part of their Cross-Country network. These trains run between Brighton and Birmingham New Street , and on to Manchester Piccadilly . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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