Woldingham railway station


Woldingham railway station is on the Oxted line in the west of the civil parish and village of Woldingham in Surrey, England. It is from, although off peak trains run to and from. The station is managed by Southern.

History

The station opened as Marden Park in 1885, one year after the line opened, with one waiting shelter and named after the manor in the west of Woldingham and north-east of Godstone. The line was relatively late in the history of the railways due to the amount of earth-moving and chalk extraction required. The adjacent Station Lodge is at above sea level and path below the viaduct immediately to the north is at, as the track ascends the remainder of the cutting and immediately south of the station enters a cutting. A tunnel follows to the south of approximately. It was renamed Woldingham in 1894.
The station appears briefly in the 1973 David Jason film White Cargo, at the 27:00 minute mark.

Service overview

The East Grinstead Line is by early 20th century settled convention a stopping service south of East Croydon and is a fast service north of this, in London, having suburban service specialisation.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
During peak hours, there are also trains to and from.
On the southbound platform, there is a self-service ticket machine and a manned ticket office.
A car park extension north of the station is equipped with a new Metric Aura ticket machine.
Services between London Bridge and Uckfield regularly pass the station but do not stop.