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Dormans railway station
Railway station in Surrey, England
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Railway station in Surrey, England
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | Dormans | ||
| symbol_location | gb | ||
| symbol | rail | ||
| image | Dormans Railway Station (May 2013) (8).JPG | ||
| borough | Dormansland and Dormans Park, District of Tandridge | ||
| country | England | ||
| grid_name | Grid reference | ||
| grid_position | |||
| manager | Southern | ||
| platforms | 2 | ||
| code | DMS | ||
| classification | DfT category E | ||
| opened | 10 March 1884 | ||
| <!-- {{Rail pass box | pass_year | 2018/19 | passengers= 0.115 million}} |
| {{Rail pass box | pass_year | 2019/20 | passengers= 0.112 million}} -- |
| {{Rail pass box | pass_year | 2020/21 | passengers= 43,080}} |
| {{Rail pass box | pass_year | 2021/22 | passengers= 92,348}} |
| {{Rail pass box | pass_year | 2022/23 | passengers= 0.103 million}} |
| {{Rail pass box | pass_year | 2023/24 | passengers= 0.114 million}} |
| {{Rail pass box | pass_year | 2024/25 | passengers= 0.123 million}} |
| footnotes | Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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Dormans railway station is on the branch of the Oxted line in southern England. It serves Dormansland and Dormans Park in Surrey. Most trains run between 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
Dormans is one of the original stations on the – section of the Oxted line, opened on 10 March 1884. 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. 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.
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.
Facilities and Connections
Dormans station is 27 mi down the line from via . It has two platforms: platform 1 (for northbound trains towards London via ) is 169.0 m long and platform 2 (for trains to East Grinstead) is 167.5 m long. 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.
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.
Services
Off-peak, all services at Dormans are operated by Southern using EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
- 1 tph to via
- 1 tph to
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, and . These services are operated using EMUs.
References
Bibliography
References
- "Dormans (DMS)". Southern.
- {{NRtimes. May 2022. 182
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