Horsley (HSY)

Horsley is a stop on the New Guildford Line in Surrey between Clandon and Effingham Junction.

South Western Railway 455 741 arrives at Horsley

Information
Type:	National Rail (New Guildford Line)
Station code:	HSY
Opened:	1885
Platforms:	2

The station was opened in 1885 by the London & South Western Railway as the rather unwieldy Horsley and Ockham and Ripley, the name was shortened to Horsley in 1914. The station served a number of villages scattered around the area. The station had a small goods yard which closed in 1964 [1]. The station retains it's original buildings with decent canopies.

Access between the platforms is via a footbridge. The station is managed by South Western Railway with three trains an hour in each direction between London Waterloo and Guildford.

Main station building

Across the footbridge

View from the footbridge

Station building

SWR 455 847 and friend meet at Horsley

[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Branch lines around Effingham Junction (Middleton Press, 1990) Fig. 82

Clandon (CLA)

Clandon is a stop on the New Guildford Line in Surrey between London Road (Guildford) and Horsley.

South Western Railway 455 702 departs the station for London Waterloo

Information
Type:	National Rail (New Guildford Line)
Station code:	CLA
Opened:	1885
Platforms:	2

The station was opened by the London & South Western Railway in 1885 on it's route between Effingham Junction and Guildford. The station originally had a head shunt which was extended and then reduced in size a few years later. The original wooden footbridge was replaced by the current concrete one in 1947 [1]. The station's goods yard was closed in 1963.

The station retains it's original LSWR buildings with canopies. The station is managed by South Western Railway with three trains an hour in each direction.

Under the platform canopy

The footbridge

Station view from the footbridge

Station building

SWR 455 903 arrives with a Guildford bound service

[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Branch lines around Effingham Junction (Middleton Press, 1990) Fig. 93

Camberley (CAM)

Camberley is a stop on the Ascot-Guildford Line in Surrey between Frimley and Bagshot.

South Western Railway 450 003 at Camberley

Information
Type:	National Rail (Ascot-Guildford Line)
Station code:	CAM
Opened:	1878
Platforms:	2

The station was opened as Camberley & York Town by the London & South Western Railway in 1878. The station was originally on a single track with a single platform. The line was doubled in 1893 and a second platform added to the station. The station later became part of the Southern Railway who electrified the line in 1938. British Rail rebuilt the station in 1975 [1] in the D70 style using steel beams and glass [2].

The station is managed by South Western Railway typically with two trains an hour in each direction between Ascot and Aldershot. Some peak hour services also extend to London Waterloo. Access between the platforms is via a footbridge.

View down the platform

Main station building view from the footbridge

Footbridge

Station entrance

SWR 450 003 arrives

[1] David Lawrence, British Rail Architecture 1948-97 (Crecy, 2018) p. 143

[2] David Lawrence, British Rail Designed 1948-97 (Ian Allan, 2016) p. 98

Farncombe (FNC)

Farncombe is a stop on the Portsmouth Direct Line in Surrey between Guildford and Godalming.

SWR 444 009 at Farncombe

Information
Type:	National Rail (Portsmouth Direct Line)
Station code:	FNC
Opened:	1897
Platforms:	2

The station was opened by the London & South Western Railway in 1897. The station is in a northern suburb of Godalming and served a then new residential development [1]. The main station buildings and the footbridge have survived and are now Grade II listed. At either end of the station is a level crossing.

The station is managed by South Western Railway who a two trains per hour service in both direction to/from London Waterloo and Portsmouth & Southsea or Haselmere.

Station view from the footbridge

View down the platform

Station building and footbridge

[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Woking to Portsmouth (Middleton Press, 1985) Fig. 35

Betchworth (BTO)

Betchworth is a stop on the North Downs Line in Surrey between Dorking Deepdene and Reigate.

GWR 165 116 departs the station

Information
Type:	National Rail (North Downs Line)
Station code:	BTO
Opened:	1849
Platforms:	2

The station was opened by the Reading, Guilford & Reigate Railway in 1849. The station was located close to the Betchworth Quarry Railway which operated an extensive multi-gauge network which was linked to the North Downs Line by an exchange siding next to the station [1]. The quarry railway was closed in 1960.

The station is now unstaffed though retains it's original South Eastern Railway station house on the platform which is now a private residence. Access between the platforms is via a level crossing at the Reigate end of the platforms. The station is managed by Great Western Railway with a train an hour in each direction most of the week.

View down the platform

Former station building

Level crossing

Preparing to depart

GWR 165 106 arrives

[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Guildford to Redhill (Middleton Press, 1989) Fig. 85

Reigate (REI)

Reigate is a stop on the North Downs Line in Surrey between Betchworth and Redhill.

GWR 165 108 at Reigate

Information
Type:	National Rail (North Downs Line)
Station code:	REI
Opened:	1849
Platforms:	2

The station was opened by the Reading, Guildford & Reigate Railway in 1849 as Reigate Town [1]. It was renamed to just Reigate in 1898. The original station building remains in use though the platforms and canopies were extended in 1907. Third rail electrification reached the station from Redhill in 1933 though went no further (thus Southern electric multiple units terminate here).

The station is managed by Southern with up to two trains an hour to London Victoria. GWR also operate two trains an hour in each direction between Reading and either Redhill or Gatwick Airport. Access between the platforms is via a subway.

A GWR service prepares to depart

Main station building and canopy

Down the platform, a level crossing and footbridge can be seen

Southern 377 316 prepares to head off

Under the canopy

[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Guildford to Redhill (Middleton Press, 1989) Fig. 97

Gomshall (GOM)

Gomshall is a stop on the North Downs Line in Surrey between Chilworth and Dorking West.

A GWR service departs heading for Reading

Information
Type:	National Rail (North Downs Line)
Station code:	GOM
Opened:	1849
Platforms:	2

The station was opened by the Reading, Guildford & Reigate Railway in 1849 as Gomshall & Shere Heath. Over the next couple of years the station name was changed to Gomshall & Sheire, then Gomshall & Shere. The name was eventually (in 1980) shortened to just Gomshall. The station was the scene of a major railway accident in 1903 when a troop train derailed, though thankfully there were no fatalities [1].

The station has two staggered platforms connected by a footbridge. However, until 2016 a gated foot crossing was the means for passengers to transfer between the two platforms. The station is managed by Great Western Railway with an hourly service in both directions during peak hours, every two hours off-peak. The original station buildings have now gone (replaced by the usual bus shelters) but the platform based signal box (from 1941) survives though no longer in use.

Platform view from the footbridge

Gomshall signalbox

Preparing to depart

Footbridge, notice the platform stagger

GWR 165 116 arrives with a Redhill bound service

[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Guildford to Redhill (Middleton Press, 1988) Fig. 46

Shalford (SFR)

Shalford is a stop on the North Downs Line in Surrey between Guildford and Chilworth.

GWR 165 105 departs

Information
Type:	National Rail (North Downs Line)
Station code:	SFR
Opened:	1849
Platforms:	2

The station was opened by the Reading, Guildford & Reigate Railway in 1849. it later became part of the South Eastern Railway. In 1944 two goods trains collided at Shalford, one a tanker train carrying aviation spirit [1]. Despite the devastation to the line and nearby buildings, the line was reopened quickly. Earlier in the war Shalford was a sub-control centre for evacuation trains after Dunkirk.

The station has been unstaffed since 1967, the station has also lost it's original station buildings. Access between the platforms is via a footbridge. The station is managed by GWR, with at least one service in each direction per hour.

Current facilities are the basic and ubiquitous

Footbridge

Platform view from the footbridge

Preparing to depart

GWR 165 104 arrives

[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Guildford to Redhill (Middleton Press, 1989) Fig. 25

Dorking Deepdene (DPD)

Dorking Deepdene is a stop on the North Downs Line between Dorking West and Betchworth. It is within walking distance of Dorking station though the lines are not connected.

GWR 165 111 departs

Information
Type:	National Rail (North Downs Line)
Station code:	DPD
Opened:	1851
Platforms:	2

The station was opened by the Reading, Reigate & Guildford Railway in 1851 as Box Hill & Leatherhead Road [1] (quickly shortened to just Box Hill). In 1923 the station, which was by now part of the Southern Railway, was renamed Deepdene to avoid confusion with the nearby Box Hill & Westhumble station. Finally the station was renamed Dorking Deepdene in 1987.

The station is served by services along the North Downs Line between Reading and either Redhill or Gatwick Airport. There are up to two trains an hour in both directions. All services are run by Great Western Railway.

 

The station is on an embankment, and has wooden platforms to save weight [2], with steps up from the street level. The station is unstaffed with a ticket machine at street level. A couple of bus shelters and passenger information screens are at platform level.

GWR 165 128 arrives with a Reading bound service

Looking down the line

GWR 166 204 departs

Station entrance and ticket machine

Waiting to depart

[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Guildford to Redhill (Middleton Press, 1989) Fig. 64

[2] Ibid. Fig. 65