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Salfords railway station

Railway station in Surrey, England

Summary

Railway station in Surrey, England

Field	Value
name	Salfords
symbol	rail
railcode	SAF
dft_category	E
image_name	Salfords Station - geograph.org.uk - 725071.jpg
pregroup	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
postgroup	Southern Railway
manager	Southern
locale	Salfords
borough	Reigate and Banstead
fare_zone	D
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platforms	2
map_type	Surrey
coordinates
gridref	TQ285462
original	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
years1	8 October 1915
events1	Station opened as Salfords Halt unadvertised service for workmen
years2	17 July 1932
events2	Line electrified with advertised public service
years3	1 January 1935
events3	Renamed Salfords
access	Yes
access_note	, Northbound only

the railway station serving Salfords, Surrey

Salfords railway station serves the village of Salfords in Surrey, England. The station is sometimes shown as Salfords (Surrey) in timetables to differentiate it from the two stations in Salford, Greater Manchester. It is on the Brighton Main Line, 23 mi down the line from via and is managed by Southern. Train services are provided by Thameslink and Southern.

The station has four lines running through it: two slow lines with platforms and two express lines that have no platforms. The ticket office is open weekdays from 6:30 am to 10:30 am. Journey times are around 45 minutes to London, 25 to Croydon, 7 to Redhill and Gatwick Airport, 10 to Crawley and 20 to Horsham.

History

Salfords station was originally built in 1915 for workers at the Monotype Corporation, which had constructed a factory next to the railway line in 1899. From its opening on 8 October 1915 the train service was not advertised and sparse to meet the needs of Monotype Corporation staff. On 17 July 1932 the line was electrified on 750 Volts DC third rail and concurrently the station was served by a regular advertised train service. The station name, originally Salfords Halt, was simplified to Salfords on 1 January 1935.

Day Aggregates made use of the open land beside the station to store and transport their loose stones for construction in the area for some time. The sidings used still exist, including a bay platform at the station and most of the machinery used to expel and fill the wagons that transported the stone at the site.

Following a successful trial in Stoke-on-Trent, Network Rail have commissioned a live survey using drones, based in the sidings at Salfords. The survey is being used for design work for S&C replacement. The use of drones means surveys can be taken without track access or possessions.

On 14 January 2008, the station received a minor upgrade. This involved the replacing of the wooden huts with modern glass waiting areas and the installation of dynamic digital displays with information about the next train.

Southeastern used to serve the station with an hourly Maidstone West to Three Bridges (Via Redhill) service. This service was cut in the December 2008 timetable change.

Since 20 May 2018 Salfords is served by the Thameslink service between Bedford and Gatwick Airport.

Services

Off-peak, all services at Salfords are operated by Thameslink using EMUs.

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

2 tph to via
2 tph to

During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional half-hourly Southern service between and .

On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly but southbound services are extended beyond Three Bridges to and from .

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.

References

"Salfords (Surrey) (SAF)".
Butt, R.V.J.. (1995). "The Directory of Railway Stations". Patrick Stephens Ltd.
"Salford Sidings {{!}} Plowman Craven".
(8 December 2008). "All change for train services". Kent Online.
{{NRtimes. May 2023. 183

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