Earlswood railway station (Surrey) explained

Earlswood (Surrey)
Symbol:rail
Manager:Southern
Locale:Earlswood
Borough:Reigate and Banstead
Railcode:ELD
Dft Category:E
Fare Zone:D
Railexits0405:0.226
Railexits0506: 0.255
Railexits0607: 0.298
Railexits0708: 0.352
Railexits0809: 0.362
Railexits0910: 0.370
Railexits1011: 0.412
Railexits1112: 0.443
Railexits1213: 0.452
Railexits1314: 0.467
Railexits1415: 0.480
Railexits1516: 0.468
Railexits1617: 0.410
Railexits1718: 0.440 -->
Railexits1819: 0.404
Railexits1920: 0.435
Raillowexits2021: 80,584
Railexits2122: 0.196
Railexits2223: 0.273
Platforms:2
Map Type:Surrey
Coordinates:51.227°N -0.171°W
Gridref:TQ278491
Original:London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Pregroup:London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Postgroup:Southern Railway
Years1:1 August 1868
Events1:Station opened
Access:Yes
Access Note:, Northbound only[1]

Earlswood railway station serves Earlswood, south of Redhill, in Surrey, England. It is on the Brighton Main Line, 21chain50chain down the line from via and south of the junction between the Redhill line and the Quarry line. Train services are provided by Thameslink and Southern.

History

Earlswood station was opened by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway on 1 August 1868.[2] The station was rebuilt with four platforms in 1906 at the time of the quadrupling of the main line. The platforms on the fast lines were closed in the 1980s.

On 11 January 2016, payment using Oyster and contactless payment cards was introduced at the station, as part of the Oyster extension from Merstham to Gatwick Airport. The station is outside the London Fare Zone area, and special fares apply.

Some Oyster photocards (as well as Freedom Passes) are not valid here: the nearest station that these cards can be used is Coulsdon South, only in the northbound direction.[3] [4]

Services

Off-peak, all services at Earlswood are operated by Thameslink using EMUs.

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

During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional half-hourly Southern service between and .

On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly but southbound services are extended beyond Three Bridges to and from .

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Earlswood (ELD) . National Rail Enquiries . 23 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170823163202/http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/ELD/details.html . 23 August 2017 . live.
  2. Book: Butt, R.V.J. . The Directory of Railway Stations . 1995 . Patrick Stephens Ltd . Yeovil . 1-85260-508-1 . R508 . 87 .
  3. Web site: Oyster Card | Purchase Oyster Card | Using Oyster | Southern Railway .
  4. Web site: 11-15 Oyster Card fares . 29 August 2022 . content.tfl.gov.uk.