Merstham Railway Station

Merstham railway station is in Surrey, England. It is on the Brighton Main Line, and train services are currently provided by Southern, who manage the station, and Thameslink. HistoryMerstham was on a stretch of line between Croydon and Redhill which Parliament insisted should be shared by the London and Brighton Railway (L& BR) route to Brighton, and the South Eastern Railway (SER) route to Dover. As a result, there have been two railway stations at Merstham. London and Brighton Railway stationThe original station at was located 3 /4 mile south of the current station. It was opened by the L& BR on 1 December 1841, and from 1842 it was also used by SER and was the point at which travellers between the two railways exchanged trains. The section of line between Coulsdon and Redhill was transferred to SER operation, and the new owners decided to close Merstham station on 1 October 1843, thereby forcing passengers wishing to change trains to walk between the two stations at Redhill. This was a tactic to force the L& BR to share the new SER Reigate station at Redhill. Once the L& BR had given way and closed their existing station at Reigate Road, Redhill, the SER opened a new station at Merstham on the present site.

Merstham railway station is in Surrey, England. It is on the Brighton Main Line, and train services are currently provided by Southern, who manage the station, and Thameslink. HistoryMerstham was on a stretch of line between Croydon and Redhill which Parliament insisted should be shared by the London and Brighton Railway (L& BR) route to Brighton, and the South Eastern Railway (SER) route to Dover. As a result, there have been two railway stations at Merstham. London and Brighton Railway stationThe original station at was located 3 /4 mile south of the current station. It was opened by the L& BR on 1 December 1841, and from 1842 it was also used by SER and was the point at which travellers between the two railways exchanged trains. The section of line between Coulsdon and Redhill was transferred to SER operation, and the new owners decided to close Merstham station on 1 October 1843, thereby forcing passengers wishing to change trains to walk between the two stations at Redhill. This was a tactic to force the L& BR to share the new SER Reigate station at Redhill. Once the L& BR had given way and closed their existing station at Reigate Road, Redhill, the SER opened a new station at Merstham on the present site.