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Horley
HorleyLocation of Horley in Surrey
Location	Horley
Local authority	Reigate and Banstead
Grid reference	TQ286426
Managed by	Southern
Station code(s)	HOR
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	4
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	D
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	1.010 million
2020–21	0.278 million
2021–22	0.800 million
2022–23	1.034 million
2023–24	1.219 million
Key dates
1841	first station opened
31 December 1905	resited
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51°10′08″N 0°09′40″W / 51.169°N 0.161°W / 51.169; -0.161
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Horley railway station serves the town of Horley in Surrey, England. It is on the Brighton Main Line, 25 miles 60 chains (41.4 km) down the line from London Bridge via Redhill, and train services are provided by Thameslink and Southern.

There are 4 platforms, all 270 yards (247 m) long, capable of accepting 12-car-long trains.

History

The present Horley station is in fact the second in the town. The original station, constructed by the London and Brighton Railway, opened on 12 July 1841, was located 301 yards (275 m) north of the present site, where the Factory Shop is. The first station was designed by David Mocatta and was on a larger scale than other intermediate stations on the line. Horley was situated almost midway between London and Brighton, and was chosen for the erection of the London and Brighton Railway carriage sheds and repair workshops. These were later moved to Brighton railway works. The station was enlarged in 1862 by addition of a second storey to the building. A canopy and footbridge were added in 1884.

The current Horley station opened 31 December 1905, to coincide with the quadrupling of the railway line by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway. The original station then became the Station Master's house and survived until the 1960s.

In the 1870s William Stroudley considered moving the locomotive works to Horley but was persuaded to keep them in Brighton. Nevertheless, the sidings at Horley were used for storing withdrawn locomotives and those awaiting repair until the First World War.

The Thameslink Programme turned over some of the Southern services over to the expanded Thameslink network currently operated by Govia Thameslink Railway. This project saw most services that previously terminated at London Bridge continuing through the Thameslink core in Central London and northwards via the Midland Main Line and East Coast Main Line to destinations such as Bedford and Peterborough.

Facilities

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• Concourse
• Ticket Office (1 Window)
• Quick Ticket
• Café
• Waiting Room (x2)
• Telephone
• Toilet (Unisex)
• Car Park (x2)

Services

Off-peak, all services at Horley are operated by Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs.

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

• 2 tph to Bedford via London Bridge
• 2 tph to Peterborough
• 2 tph to Three Bridges
• 2 tph to Horsham

During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional half-hourly Southern between London Victoria and Three Bridges. In addition, faster peak hour services towards Littlehampton now stop at the station.

During the night, the station is served by an hourly Thameslink service between Three Bridges and Bedford (not calling at London Bridge). This service runs on Sunday-Friday nights with an hourly Southern service to London Victoria on Saturday nights.

Although the station is outside Greater London, Oyster Pay as you go and contactless payment cards are valid. However, the station is outside the London Fare Zone area and as a result, special fares apply.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Salfords or Redhill		Thameslink Brighton Main Line		Gatwick Airport
Salfords or East Croydon		Southern Brighton Main Line Peak Hours Only

References

1. "Horley (HOR)". National Rail Enquiries. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
2. ^ "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
3. "Rules Of The Plan" (PDF). Network Rail. 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
4. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 123.
5. Minnis, John (1999). The London Brighton and South Coast railway, Tempus, ISBN 0-7524-1626-X, pp.19-20.
6. Howard Turner, J.T. (1979), The London Brighton and South Coast Railway. 3. Completion and Maturity, Batsford, London, ISBN 0-7134-1389-1, p. 152.
7. "Thameslink Programme (Thameslink 2000)". Transport for London. 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
8. "Thameslink Programme". Network Rail. 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
9. Table 183 National Rail timetable, May 2022

External links

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

v t e Borough of Reigate and Banstead
Towns, villages, neighbourhoods and hamlets	Banstead Banstead Nork Woodmansterne Coulsdon Chipstead Hooley Netherne-on-the-Hill Epsom Tattenham Corner Horley Horley Redhill Earlswood Meadvale Merstham New Merstham St John's Salfords Redhill Whitebushes Reigate Flanchford Reigate Skimmington Sidlow South Park Woodhatch Tadworth Burgh Heath Kingswood Margery Mogador Mugswell Tadworth Walton-on-the-Hill
Most notable parks	Chipstead Downs Colley Hill Priory or Reigate Park
Places of worship	Church of Jesus Christ and the Wisdom of God, Kingswood St John the Evangelist's Church, Earlswood
Education	Aberdour School The Beacon School Carrington School Chinthurst School Dunottar School East Surrey College Oakwood School Priory Preparatory School Reigate College Reigate Grammar School Reigate St Mary's School Reigate School Royal Alexandra and Albert School St Bede's School
Transport	Railway stations Banstead Chipstead Earlswood Horley Kingswood Merstham Redhill Reigate Salfords Tattenham Corner Woodmansterne Roads M25 M23 A23 A25 A217 A240
Buildings and structures	Archway Theatre East Surrey Hospital Netherne Hospital Redhill Aerodrome Reigate Heath Windmill Reigate Priory Royal Earlswood Hospital The Children's Trust, Tadworth
Sport	Banstead Athletic F.C. Chipstead F.C. Horley Town F.C. Merstham F.C. Redhill F.C. Reigate Priory F.C. South Park F.C.
Politics and Administration	Crispin Blunt Reigate Constituency Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
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