Dorking West Railway Station

Dorking West railway station is in Dorking, Surrey, England. It is one of three stations serving the town. The others are and. Dorking West is on the North Downs Line. The station is managed by Great Western Railway, who operate all trains serving it. The station is unstaffed, and there is no ticket office at the station, nor have ticket machines been installed. Passengers travelling from the station must purchase tickets on board the train. HistoryThe Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway opened the station in 1849 as "Dorking". From the outset it was leased and worked by the South Eastern Railway, which absorbed the RG& RR in 1852. The staggered platforms are typical of stations built for the SER where no footbridge was provided. The arrangement of the platforms enabled passengers to cross behind trains if two were at the station simultaneously. In 1867 the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway opened a line from to Dorking, with its own Dorking railway station. In the 1923 Grouping the SER and LB& SCR became part of the new Southern Railway, which immediately renamed both stations. The SR renamed the former LB& SCR station "Dorking North" and the original RG& RR station "Dorking Town". In 1987 Network SouthEast changed "Dorking Town" to "Dorking West". British Railways closed the goods yard in 1963 and made the station unstaffed in 1967.

Dorking West railway station is in Dorking, Surrey, England. It is one of three stations serving the town. The others are and. Dorking West is on the North Downs Line. The station is managed by Great Western Railway, who operate all trains serving it. The station is unstaffed, and there is no ticket office at the station, nor have ticket machines been installed. Passengers travelling from the station must purchase tickets on board the train. HistoryThe Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway opened the station in 1849 as "Dorking". From the outset it was leased and worked by the South Eastern Railway, which absorbed the RG& RR in 1852. The staggered platforms are typical of stations built for the SER where no footbridge was provided. The arrangement of the platforms enabled passengers to cross behind trains if two were at the station simultaneously. In 1867 the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway opened a line from to Dorking, with its own Dorking railway station. In the 1923 Grouping the SER and LB& SCR became part of the new Southern Railway, which immediately renamed both stations. The SR renamed the former LB& SCR station "Dorking North" and the original RG& RR station "Dorking Town". In 1987 Network SouthEast changed "Dorking Town" to "Dorking West". British Railways closed the goods yard in 1963 and made the station unstaffed in 1967.