Caterham railway station

Caterham
Caterham Location of Caterham in Surrey
Location	Caterham
Local authority	District of Tandridge
Managed by	Southern
Station code	CAT
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes [1]
Fare zone	6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	0.640 million[2]
2005–06	0.685 million[2]
2006–07	0.755 million[2]
2007–08	0.834 million[2]
2008–09	0.882 million[2]
2009–10	0.910 million[2]
2010–11	0.967 million[2]
2011–12	1.024 million[2]
2012–13	1.028 million[2]
Key dates
5 August 1856	First station opened
1 January 1900	Second station opened
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
London Transport portal UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°16′57″N 0°04′43″W / 51.2825°N 0.0786°W

A 1905 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Caterham railway station.

Caterham railway station serves the town of Caterham in the Tandridge district of Surrey, England.

The station is located at the southern terminus of the Caterham Line, which branches from the London to Brighton main line at Purley. It lies 32 km (20 mi) by rail from Charing Cross: the London headquarters of the former South Eastern Railway Company which took the branch over in 1859, three years after its completion.

The station was originally opened on 5 August 1856 by the Caterham Railway. It was closed on 1 January 1900 by the South Eastern and Chatham Railway, which opened a new station of the same name that day.^[3]

Today the station and all trains serving it are operated by the Southern train operating company. It has a single island platform with a one-storey ticket office dating from just before the turn of the 20th century. There is a carriage siding on the western (Up) side of the station.

Other transport links

Metrobus routes 400, 409 and 540 and TfL route 407 stop outside the station.

Services

The typical off-peak train service per hour is:

• 4 to East Croydon, calling at Whyteleafe South, Whyteleafe, Kenley, Purley, Purley Oaks and South Croydon, of which:
  • 2 continue to London Victoria, calling at Selhurst, Thornton Heath, Norbury, Streatham Common, Balham, Wandsworth Common, Clapham Junction and Battersea Park;
  • 2 continue to London Bridge, calling at Norwood Junction, Anerley, Penge West, Sydenham, Forest Hill, Honor Oak Park, Brockley and New Cross Gate.

References

1. "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail Enquiries. National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 March 2009.
2. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 56. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

External links

• Train times and station information for Caterham railway station from National Rail
• Map of line and timetables

A Class 455 train standing at Caterham railway station in 2008.

A 4 EPB on the Southern Region standing at Caterham railway station in 1984.