Dorking railway station
Dorking railway station is a railway station in Dorking, Surrey, England. Located on the Mole Valley line, it is 22 miles 8 chains (35.6 km) down the line from London Waterloo (via Wimbledon). The station is one of three that serve the town of Dorking, alongside Dorking Deepdene and Dorking West stations (both on the North Downs Line). Dorking and Dorking Deepdene stations are within walking distance of each other and interchange between them on a through ticket is permitted.
Dorking | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Dorking, District of Mole Valley England |
| Grid reference | TQ170504 |
| Managed by | Southern |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | DKG |
| Classification | DfT category C1 |
| Key dates | |
| 11 March 1867 | Opened |
| 9 July 1923 | Renamed Dorking North |
| 7 November 1966 | Goods yard closed |
| 6 May 1968 | Renamed Dorking |
| 23 August 1982 | New station building opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 | 1.285 million |
| Interchange | 0.108 million |
| 2019/20 | 1.184 million |
| Interchange | 0.262 million |
| 2020/21 | 0.262 million |
| Interchange | 28,575 |
| 2021/22 | 0.690 million |
| Interchange | 67,622 |
| 2022/23 | 0.695 million |
| Interchange | 74,693 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
The station is managed by Southern, which is one of two companies serving the station alongside South Western Railway. It has three platforms, numbered 1–3 from left to right when looking towards London; each platform is long enough to accommodate 10 carriages. The platforms are connected by both a subway and a footbridge, with lift access available to all platforms.