Dormans railway station

Dormans railway station is on the East Grinstead branch of the Oxted line in southern England and serves Dormansland and Dormans Park in Surrey. It is 27 miles 62 chains (44.70 km) from London Bridge, although off peak trains run to and from London Victoria. The station is managed by Southern.

Dormans
Location
Place	Dormansland and Dormans Park
Local authority	District of Tandridge
Grid reference	TQ396415
Operations
Station code	DMS
Managed by	Southern
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	0.102 million
2015/16	0.125 million
2016/17	0.111 million
2017/18	0.111 million
2018/19	0.115 million
History
Key dates	Opened 10 March 1884 (10 March 1884)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dormans from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

History

The station was opened on 10 March 1884 as part of the Croydon, Oxted & East Grinstead Railway along with the additional branch lines to Crowhurst South Junction (now closed) and Eridge.[1]

The line through Dormans was electrified with 750 V DC third rail in 1987.

Facilities and Connections

Dormans station has a ticket office (with waiting area) which is staffed during Monday-Friday mornings only (06:30-10:15). There is a self-service ticket machine at the station although there are no ticket barriers. Passenger help points and seated areas can be found on both platforms. There is also a small cycle storage area at the entrance to the station.

The London bound platform at the station is accessible however the East Grinstead platform is only reachable by the stepped footbridge so isn't accessible.[2]

The Metrobus operated 281 bus route stops close to the entrance of the station and provides hourly connections to Lingfield and Crawley.[3]

Services

Off-peak, all services at Dormans are operated by Southern. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]

• 2 tph to London Victoria via Oxted
• 2 tph to East Grinstead

During the peak hours, additional services call at the station including Thameslink services to Luton and Bedford via London Bridge.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Lingfield		Southern Oxted Line East Grinstead branch		East Grinstead
		Thameslink Bedford - East Grinstead Peak hours only

References

1. "History: Dormans Station".
2. "Dormans Station Information". Southern, July 2020.
3. "Route 281 timetable: Lingfield to Crawley" (PDF). Metrobus, April 2019.
4. "Timetable 29: Uckfield and East Grinstead to London" (PDF). Southern, December 2019.

External links

• Train times and station information for Dormans railway station from National Rail