Redhill (RDH)

Redhill is an interchange station in Surrey, it is between Merstham and Earlswood (Surrey) on the Brighton Main Line, and between Reigate and Gatwick Airport on the North Downs Line. It is also part of Thameslink and the terminus of the Redhill to Tonbridge Line. 

Thameslink 700 142 arrives at Redhill

Information
Type:	National Rail (Brighton Main Line, North Downs Line and Others)
Station code:	RDH
Opened:	1844
Platforms:	4

Two stations were built in the town in the early 1840s, Redhill and Reigate Road in 1841 by the London and Brighton Railway, and Redhill in 1842 by the South Eastern Railway. Both stations were replaced by a new station (on the current site) called Redhill & Reigate in 1844. The station soon became very busy and was rebuilt in 1858 and renamed Redhill Junction. The Southern Railway changed the name of the station to just Redhill in 1929. The Brighton Main Line was electrified through Redhill in 1933. A new booking hall and entrance was built in 1930 for the expected extra traffic [1].

The station has locomotive servicing facilities built by the SER in 1855, these survived until 1965. The station had a parcels siding though this is now out of use. The station has four platforms linked by a subway. It is managed and served by Southern and also served by Thameslink and GWR.

A terminating GWR service from Reading

The former footbridge used for parcels can be seem in this down platform view

A view up the platform

700 144 arrives at Redhill

Southern 377 316 arrives 

[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Guildford to Redhill (Middleton Press, 1989) Fig. 112