Oxted railway station

Commuter train station in Surrey, England

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Oxted

General information
Location| Oxted, District of Tandridge
England
Grid reference| TQ393528
Managed by| Southern
Platforms| 3
Other information
Station code| OXT
Classification| DfT category C2
Key dates
10 March 1884| opened
Passengers
2019/20|  1.657 million
2020/21|  0.445 million
2021/22|  0.973 million
2022/23|  1.128 million
2023/24|  1.228 million

Notes

Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

View of Oxted Station in 2004. Services shown are in both Southern and Connex South Central livery. A 1910 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Oxted.

Oxted railway station is on the Oxted line in southern England, serving the commuter town of Oxted, Surrey. It is 20 miles 25 chains (20.31 miles, 32.69 km) from London Bridge. The station is managed by Southern who operate the majority of train services with a few peak services operated by Thameslink.

A relatively busy interchange station and terminus, rail services are operated by Southern and Thameslink. The station is the busiest suburban station on the line and is a terminus for some services on the Uckfield branch of the Oxted Line. Trains depart to London Victoria via Clapham Junction, London Bridge via East Croydon station, East Grinstead and Uckfield in East Sussex.

## History

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Oxted was built as a joint London, Brighton and South Coast Railway/South Eastern Railway station when the South Croydon to East Grinstead line opened on 10 March 1884.[1] The three platforms are connected by a subway which runs under the track. In addition, a lift is provided for entry to Platforms 2/3. There are tunnels at each end of the station:

* Oxted Tunnel 1 mile 23 chains (2.07 km)[2] at the London end
* Limpsfield Tunnel 551 yard (501 m) at the country end[3]

The station was the scene of a bomb attempt by suffragette sympathisers in 1913 – Harold Laski (later a professor at the London School of Economics and chairman of the Labour Party) and a friend placed the device in the men's toilets. Although it did detonate the damage was limited as the fuse failed to ignite the petrol contained in the device.[4][5] A similar device (containing some pieces of metal and a watch in addition to the explosive charge) was planted at the Bank of England on 13 April 1913, which was successfully defused.[6]

In 1951 the station had a train every thirteen minutes of the day, services running to Victoria and London Bridge in the up direction and to Tunbridge Wells, Eastbourne and Brighton in the down.[7]

## Facilities

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On the London-bound platform is a staffed ticket office (open daily until late). Two standard quick-pay self-service ticket machines in Southern branding are located outside the station on the London-bound side and at the entrance to the underpass on Platforms 2 and 3 side (Uckfield/East Grinstead bound.) The station is staffed 17 hours a day. The station accommodates a café, refurbished toilets, two waiting rooms and a line control centre in a large concourse.

Station subway mosaic

All of the platforms are linked by a subway which also links the two main streets in Oxted together as well as the local supermarket and the town's leisure complex.

There is an underground car park located under the adjacent supermarket.

The station acts as a terminus for the Uckfield branch of the Oxted Line and trains use platform three on a regular basis after termination for both train maintenance and cleaning. The present signal box opened in the 1980s and covered control of the Uckfield line in January 1990. It replaced the previous original wooden structure located at the end of platform 2/3

The station was also the first station and terminus on the Southern network to receive two fully DDA-compliant ticket windows which will move down to accommodate easy use by wheelchair users. The station is also linked to the Southern Control Centre in Croydon, by two help points (one on each platform) where passengers can receive help 24 hours a day externally.

### Layout

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Oxted railway station looking north

Platform 1 is used by northbound trains towards East Croydon and London Victoria, London Bridge and London Blackfriars. It is also used for terminating services from Uckfield, which arrive here before performing an empty shunt movement to platform 3.

Platform 2 is used by most southbound trains towards East Grinstead and Uckfield. Rarely, it can also be used in periods of engineering work to reverse trains from London to reverse if the line is closed south of Oxted, using the crossover to the north of the station.

Platform 3 is a south-facing bay platform and is only used for Sunday services to Uckfield. It can only take 2-car trains.

## Improvements

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In 2010 the station was refurbished and a new lift installed, followed by a deep clean and internal rezoning.

In May 2010, Platform 1 and 2 were lengthened by Balfour Beatty to take 12 car trains.

During January 2011, Southern installed ticket gates on the main concourse as well as the exit and indoor area in between platforms 2 and 3. Gate-line staff operate at the station also.

## Services

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Southern trains at Oxted station

Off-peak, all services at Oxted are operated by Southern using Class 171 DMUs and Class 377 EMUs.

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

* 1 tph to London Victoria (stopping)
* 1 tph to London Bridge (runs non-stop to East Croydon)
* 1 tph to East Grinstead
* 1 tph to Uckfield

During the peak hours and on weekends, the service between London Victoria and East Grinstead is increased to 2 tph.

In addition, there are also a number of peak hour Thameslink operated services between East Grinstead, London Bridge and Bedford, which are operated using Class 700 EMUs.

On Sundays, northbound services on the Uckfield branch terminate here, instead of continuing to London Bridge.

Preceding station  |  National Rail | Following station

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Woldingham

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Oxted Line

East Grinstead Branch

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Hurst Green

| Thameslink

Bedford to East Grinstead

Peak Hours Only

East Croydon

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Oxted Line

Uckfield Branch

Terminus

## Connections

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Metrobus routes 236, 410, 594 and 595 serve the station, providing connections to Redhill, Godstone, Westerham, Edenbridge, Lingfield and East Grinstead.[9]

## References

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1. ^ Mitchell & Smith 1984, Historical Background.
2. ^ McDermott 2007, p. 117.
3. ^ Gould 2003, p. 39.
4. ^ O'Connell, Jeffrey; O'Connell, Thomas E. (1996). "The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again?) of Harold Laski". Maryland Law Review. 55 (4): 1391. ISSN 0025-4282. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
5. ^ Torode, John (29 June 1993). "BOOK REVIEW / The art of collective irresponsibility: Harold Laski – Isaac Kramnick and Barry Sheerman: Hamish Hamilton, pounds 25". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
6. ^ "Suffragettes. Bomb and the Bank of England". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 16 April 1913. p. 7. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
7. ^ Gould 2003, p. 149.
8. ^ Table 182 National Rail timetable, May 2022
9. ^ "Oxted and Limpsfield Bus Services" (PDF). Surrey County Council. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

## Sources

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* Gould, David (2003). The Croydon, Oxted & East Grinstead Railway. Usk: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-598-5.
* McDermott, Frederick (2007) [1887]. The Life and Work of Joseph Firbank, Railway Contractor. London: Longmans Green. ISBN 978-1-4326-7748-0.
* Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1984). Branch lines to East Grinstead. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 0-90652-007-X.

## External links

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* Train times and station information for Oxted railway station from National Rail

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District of Tandridge

Settlements
(grouped by associated
post town)|

| Caterham|

* Caterham on the Hill
* Caterham Valley
* Chaldon
* Whyteleafe
* Woldingham

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Godstone|

* Godstone

East Grinstead|

* Felbridge
* Felcourt

Horley|

* Horne
* Burstow

Lingfield|

* Crowhurst
* Dormansland
* Lingfield
* Newchapel
* Smallfield

Oxted|

* Hurst Green
* Limpsfield
* Limpsfield Chart
* Oxted
* Tandridge
* Titsey

Redhill|

* Bletchingley
* Nutfield

Warlingham|

* Chelsham
* Farleigh
* Fickleshole
* Hamsey Green (part)
* Warlingham

Westerham|

* Tatsfield

Places of worship|

* All Saints Church, Oxted
* Church of St John the Baptist, Outwood
* London England Temple (LDS Church)
* List of places of worship in Tandridge (district)
* Sacred Heart Church, Caterham

Education|

* Caterham School
* De Stafford School
* Hazelwood School
* Lingfield College
* Oakhyrst Grange School
* Oxted School
* Sunnydown School
* Warlingham School
* Woldingham School

Transport|

| Railway stations|

* Caterham
* Dormans
* Godstone
* Hurst Green
* Lingfield
* Nutfield
* Oxted
* Upper Warlingham
* Whytleafe

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Roads|

* A22
* A25
* M23
* M25

Other|

* North Downs Way/Pilgrims' Way
* Greensand Way

Buildings and structures|

| Heritage buildings and grounds|

* Bletchingley Castle
* Titsey Place

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Spectator sports|

* Lingfield Park Racecourse

Theatre|

* Orpheus Centre, Godstone

Lakes, watersports and wildlife|

* Hedgecourt Lake Nature Reserve, Felbridge
* Wire Mill Recreational Lake, Felbridge
* Mercers Park Country Park, Nutfield Marsh

Sport|

| Football|

* Farleigh Rovers F.C.
* Lingfield F.C.
* Warlingham F.C.
* Whyteleafe F.C.

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Cricket|

* Caterham Cricket Club

The administrative centre is Oxted. The largest town is Caterham.
Three of the post towns have urban centres Caterham, Godstone and Oxted. Lingfield and Warlingham are major villages which have post town status. The others are outside the area.

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Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern and Southeastern routes

Southern routes serving this station

Oxted line|

* London Bridge
* Norwood Junction
* London Victoria
* Clapham Junction
* Selhurst
* East Croydon
* South Croydon
* Sanderstead
* Riddlesdown
* Upper Warlingham
* Woldingham
* Oxted
* Hurst Green
* Lingfield
* Dormans
* East Grinstead
* Edenbridge Town
* Hever
* Cowden
* Ashurst
* Eridge
* Crowborough
* Buxted
* Uckfield

Stations in italics are served on limited occasions, at peak hours or on Sundays only.

* Govia
* National Rail
* Thameslink
* Great Northern
* Southeastern
* Southern
* Gatwick Express

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Transport in Surrey

Road|

| Motorways|

* M23
* M25
* M3

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A-roads|

* A217
* A23
* A24
* A240
* A243
* A25
* A29
* A3
* A31
* A3100
* A323
* A331

Service stations|

* Clacket Lane
* Cobham

Airports|

* Fairoaks Airport
* Redhill Aerodrome

Rail|

| Main lines|

* Alton Line
* Ascot–Ash Vale line
* Brighton Main Line
* Chertsey branch line
* Epsom Downs Branch
* Hampton Court branch line
* New Guildford Line
* North Downs Line
* Oxted line
* Portsmouth Direct Line
* Redhill–Tonbridge line
* Shepperton branch line
* South Western Main Line
* Sutton and Mole Valley Lines
* Tattenham Corner line
* Waterloo to Reading Line

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Closed lines|

* Cranleigh line
* Horton Light Railway
* London Necropolis Railway

Stations|

* Addlestone
* Ash
* Ash Vale
* Ashtead
* Bagshot
* Banstead
* Betchworth
* Bookham
* Box Hill & Westhumble
* Brookwood
* Byfleet & New Haw
* Camberley
* Chertsey
* Chilworth
* Chipstead
* Clandon
* Claygate
* Cobham & Stoke d'Abernon
* Dorking
* Dorking Deepdene
* Dorking West
* Dormans
* Earlswood
* Effingham Junction
* Egham
* Epsom
* Epsom Downs
* Esher
* Ewell East
* Ewell West
* Farncombe
* Farnham
* Frimley
* Godalming
* Godstone
* Gomshall
* Guildford
* Hampton Court
* Haslemere
* Hersham
* Hinchley Wood
* Horley
* Horsley
* Hurst Green
* Kempton Park
* Kingswood
* Leatherhead
* Lingfield
* London Road (Guildford)
* Longcross
* Merstham
* Milford
* Oxshott
* Oxted
* Redhill
* Reigate
* Salfords
* Shalford
* Shepperton
* Staines
* Sunbury
* Tadworth
* Tattenham Corner
* Thames Ditton
* Upper Halliford
* Upper Warlingham
* Virginia Water
* Walton-on-Thames
* Wanborough
* West Byfleet
* Weybridge
* Witley
* Woking
* Woldingham
* Worplesdon

Closed stations|

* Ash Green Halt
* Baynards
* Bramley & Wonersh
* Cranleigh
* Epsom Town
* Monks Lane Halt
* Tongham

Heritage railways|

* Old Kiln Light Railway

Buses|

| Stations|

* Guildford bus station

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Companies|

* Arriva London
* First Beeline
* London General
* Metrobus
* Safeguard Coaches
* Stagecoach South
* Sullivan Buses
* White Bus Services

Waterways|

| Navigable rivers|

* River Thames

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Canals|

* Basingstoke Canal
* Wey and Arun Canal
* Wey and Godalming Navigations

Footpaths|

| National Trails|

* North Downs Way
* Thames Path

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Long-distance footpaths|

* Blackwater Valley Path
* Downs Link
* E2
* Greensand Way
* London Outer Orbital Path
* Mole Gap Trail
* St Swithun's Way
* Thames Down Link
* Vanguard Way
* Wey South Path

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