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
Station platforms in 2013
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]
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, London Bridge and Bedford. These services are operated using Class 700 EMUs.
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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