Dormans railway station
Railway station in Surrey, England
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Dormans railway station is on the East Grinstead branch of the Oxted line in southern England. It serves Dormansland and Dormans Park in Surrey. Most trains run between London Victoria and East Grinstead and are operated by Southern. Thameslink trains call at peak times on weekdays.
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Dormans  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Dormansland and Dormans Park, District of Tandridge England | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ396415 | ||||
| Manager | Southern | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | DMS | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 10 March 1884 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  43,080 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  92,348 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.103 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.114 million | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.123 million | ||||
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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 South Croydon–East Grinstead section of the Oxted line, opened on 10 March 1884.[1][2] 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.[1][3] 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.[1][4]
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.[1]
Facilities and Connections
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Dormans station is 27 mi 62 ch (44.7 km) down the line from London Victoria via East Croydon.[5] It has two platforms: platform 1 (for northbound trains towards London via Oxted) is 169.0 m (554 ft) long and platform 2 (for trains to East Grinstead) is 167.5 m (550 ft) long.[5][6] 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.[7]
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.[7]
Services
Off-peak, all services at Dormans are operated by Southern using Class 377 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[8]
- 2 tph to London Victoria via Oxted
- 2 tph to East Grinstead
During the middle of the day on Mondays and Tuesdays, this service is reduced to one train per hour.
During the peak hours, there are also Thameslink operated services between East Grinstead, London Bridge and Bedford. These services are operated using Class 700 EMUs.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Southern East Grinstead Branch | ||||
| Thameslink Peak Hours Only | ||||
