Oxted railway station

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Oxted
Location
Place	Oxted
Local authority	Tandridge
Operations
Station code	OXT
Managed by	Southern
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	1.235 million
2005/06 *	1.268 million
History
Key dates	Opened 10 March 1884
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Oxted from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Oxted railway station serves Oxted in Surrey, in England. Train services from the station are provided by Southern.

Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 Development 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

Oxted was built as a joint London, Brighton and South Coast Railway/South Eastern Railway station when the South Croydon to East Grinstead line was opened on 10 March 1884. The main station buildings are on the Up side at street level; access to the Down side is by subway. There are tunnels at each end of the station:

• Oxted Tunnel 1 mile 23 chains (2.07 km)^[1] at the London end
• Limpsfield Tunnel 551 yard (501 m) at the country end

[edit] Services

The typical off-peak service is:

• 2tph (trains per hour) to London Victoria
• 1tph to London Bridge
• 2tph to East Grinstead
• 1tph to Uckfield

[edit] Development

On 1 November 2007 approval was given to install a lift from street level to platforms 2 and 3, at present only accessible by stairs.^[2] Future proposals, possibly for completion by 2015, include platform lengthening to deal with twelve-car trains and inclusion in the extended Thameslink network.^[3][4]

[edit] See also

• Oxted Line

[edit] References

1. ^ McDermott, Frederick (1887). The Life and Work of Joseph Firbank, Railway Contractor. London: Longmans Green (Reprinted 2007, Kessinger), p117. ISBN 1432677489. 
2. ^ Making Oxted Station more accessible. Tandridge District Council (2007-11-01). Retrieved on 2007-12-09.
3. ^ £800m South East Rail Scheme Moves Ahead (PDF). Department for Transport (1999-09-23). Retrieved on 2007-12-09.
4. ^ South London Route Utilisation Strategy Draft for Consultation, page 137. Network Rail (2007-07-29). Retrieved on 2007-12-09.

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Oxted railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Woldingham		Southern Oxted Line		Hurst Green