Station Name:EPSOM DOWNS

 

[Source: Nick Catford]


Date opened: 22.5.1865
Location: On the east side of Longdown Lane South
Company on opening: London Brighton & South Coast Railway
Date closed to passengers: 13.2.1989
Date closed completely: 13.2.1989
Company on closing: British Rail (Southern Region)
Present state: Demolished - no trace remains. The site was cleared for new housing.
County: Surrey.
OS Grid Ref: TQ225594
Date of visit: November 1975 & 23.5.2004

Notes: As built, Epsom Downs Station had 9 platform faces, most of which were only use during race days as the nearby Epsom racecourse. With the decline of race traffic the extra capacity was no longer required as Tattenham Corner Station which had similar facilitates was close to the course. All but one island platform were eventually taken out of use and the track lifted. In 1989 the station was resited 300 yards to the north east to make way for a new housing estate. The new station was provided with a single platform. The old station and the line to the north east roughly follows the line of Bunbury Way.

For more pictures see Epsom Downs Branch web site

 


Epsom Downs Station in November 1975
Photo by Nick Catford




The resited Epsom Downs Station on 24.5.2004
Photo by Nick Catford


Epsom Downs Station in 1959
Photo by D. Clayton#


 

 

 

[Source: Nick Catford]

 


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