Tadworth railway station

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
2011–12	0.265 million
2012–13	0.261 million
2013–14	0.273 million
2014–15	0.278 million
2015–16	0.324 million
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
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°17′31″N 0°14′10″W / 51.292°N 0.236°W / 51.292; -0.236Coordinates: 51°17′31″N 0°14′10″W / 51.292°N 0.236°W / 51.292; -0.236

Tadworth railway station is a passenger railway station serving the large suburban village of Tadworth in Surrey, on the North Downs.

This is the penultimate station on the Tattenham Corner Line. Train services and the station are operated by Southern. Tattenham Corner the terminus is north and is close to Epsom Downs railway station: London-bound trains since 1990s privatisation are worked under a different franchise sector of London's periphery. The rivalry of the two stations further north is due to traditionally regular sufficient competition among London and national race-goers wishing to attend Epsom Downs Racecourse. The station opened on 1 July 1900 when extended from Kingswood. The line was extended to Tattenham Corner opened on Derby Day on 4 June 1901, having arrived through (even with cheap labour) relatively costly cuttings from the south. The course taken brought the railway through the centre of Tadworth, before turning sharply north having headed west through Kingswood and yet started heading south then west; since at least World War II the start point has been from London Bridge station next to the City of London.

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.

Typical off-peak train service per hour (including weekends):

Weekday evening services run to/from London Victoria rather than London Bridge, whilst there are peak period services to both termini.

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