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Dormans railway station

Coordinates: 51°09′22″N 0°00′14″W / 51.156°N 0.004°W / 51.156; -0.004
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Dormans
National Rail
General information
LocationDormansland and Dormans Park, District of Tandridge
England
Grid referenceTQ396415
Managed bySouthern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeDMS
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened10 March 1884
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 0.112 million
2020/21Decrease 43,080
2021/22Increase 92,348
2022/23Increase 0.103 million
2023/24Increase 0.114 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Dormans railway station is on the East Grinstead branch of the Oxted line in southern England. It serves Dormansland and Dormans Park in Surrey. Most trains run between London Victoria and East Grinstead and are operated by Southern. Thameslink trains call at peak times on weekdays.

The station, now managed by Southern, was built by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and opened with the line in 1884.

History

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Dormans is one of the original stations on the South CroydonEast Grinstead section of the Oxted line, opened on 10 March 1884.[1][2] Built by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR), the station building is on the east side of the railway, which is in a shallow cutting at this point.[1][3] The L-shaped brick building has two parts – a single-storey waiting room and ticket office, and a two-storey wing that was formerly the stationmaster's residence.[1][4]

No public freight yard was provided at Dormans, although private sidings were constructed for the Homes of St Barnabas (now the College of St Barnabas) and the Dormans Park estate.[1]

Facilities and Connections

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Station platforms in 2013

Dormans station is 27 mi 62 ch (44.7 km) down the line from ‹See TfM›London Victoria via East Croydon.[5] It has two platforms: platform 1 (for northbound trains towards London via Oxted) is 169.0 m (554 ft) long and platform 2 (for trains to East Grinstead) is 167.5 m (550 ft) long.[5][6] The northbound platform is wheelchair accessible, but the southbound platform can only be reached via a stepped footbridge. Passenger help points and seated areas can be found on both platforms.[7]

The station has a ticket office (with a waiting area), which is staffed during Monday-Friday mornings only (06:30-10:15). There is a self-service ticket machine, although there are no ticket barriers. There is also a small cycle storage area at the entrance to the station.[7]

Services

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Off-peak, all services at Dormans are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[8]

During the peak hours and on weekends, the service is increased to 2 tph in each direction.

During the peak hours, there are also Thameslink operated services between East Grinstead, ‹See TfM›London Bridge and Bedford. These services are operated using Class 700 EMUs.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Southern
East Grinstead Branch
Thameslink
Peak Hours Only

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Jackson 1999, pp. 72–73.
  2. ^ Quick 2023, p. 165.
  3. ^ Gould 2003, p. 10.
  4. ^ Body 1989, p. 88.
  5. ^ a b "Sectional Appendix" 2009, SO530.
  6. ^ "Sectional Appendix" 2009, p. 115.
  7. ^ a b "Dormans (DMS)". Southern. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  8. ^ Table 182 National Rail timetable, May 2022

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