Caterham Line

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Caterham Line
Legend 0m 00ch London Charing Cross London Victoria Purley North Junction 15m 13ch Purley 15m 23ch Chipstead Line Junction Tattenham Corner Line Brighton Main Line 16m 29ch Kenley 17m 58ch Whyteleafe 18m 18ch Whyteleafe South 19m 70ch Caterham

The Caterham Line runs between Purley in South London and Caterham in Surrey. The line operates as a commuter service to London.

Contents 1 History 2 Infrastructure 3 Train Service 4 External links 5 Further reading

[edit] History

The Caterham branch was opened as the Caterham Railway on 5 August 1856, from a junction with the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR). The opening had been delayed because of a quarrel between the LB&SCR and the South Eastern Railway (SER), in whose territory the line was deemed to be. When the Caterham Railway went bankrupt in 1859, the SER took it over.

[edit] Infrastructure

The line is double-track and electrified at 750 V DC using third rail. Immediately south of the junction station at Purley the Tattenham Corner Line leaves, and the railway follows the valley opposite Riddlesdown and the Oxted Line, which it parallels almost to Caterham. The branch has a line speed of 60 mph.

[edit] Train Service

Train services on the line are operated by Southern, and run to London Bridge, Charing Cross (off-peak) and London Victoria (peak). During peak hours trains divide at Purley, the other section being for the Tattenham Corner Line.

[edit] External links

• Map of the line and timetable details

[edit] Further reading

• Spence, Jeoffry (1986). The Caterham Railway. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-853613-25-1. 
• Moody, G.T. (1979). Southern Electric 1909-1979. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0924-4. 
• Glover, John (2001). Southern Electric. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-2807-9. 

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