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Tattenham Corner Line
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The Tattenham Corner Line is a railway line in Southern England. It was opened in two parts: from Purley to Tadworth as the Chipstead Valley Railway in 1893, and to Tattenham Corner as the Epsom Downs Extension Railway in 1894. Both companies were then acquired by the South Eastern Railway. The Tattenham Corner Line is now part of the Southern franchise.
The line diverges eastwards from the Brighton Main Line at Purley. It immediately splits from the Caterham Line and passes below the Brighton line. It then runs close to the Brighton line as far as Smitham, after which it turns westwards and follows the Chipstead Valley, eventually climbing to the high ground at Tattenham Corner.
It is a possibility that the line will be closed and turned into a croydon tramlink line, but at this stage it seems very unlikely.
The line is primarily a commuter route, but the station at Tattenham Corner was built to serve the Epsom Downs racecourse, with large numbers of extra trains on Derby day. During the rush hour, trains from London divide at Purley, with one part going to Caterham and the other part to Tattenham Corner.
There is also a railway terminus at Epsom Downs, about 2 km north of Epsom Racecourse. It was built by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and opened on 22 May 1865.
The line was electrified by Southern at 750v DC (third rail) during the interwar years.
- Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith, Caterham and Tattenham Corner. Middleton Press, 1994. ISBN 1-873793-25-1.
| Railway lines in London: | |
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| North London: | Dudding Hill Line Hertford Loop Line Gospel Oak-Barking Line North London Line Northern City Line Lea Valley Lines St Albans Branch Line Thameslink Watford DC Line |
| East London: | Romford-Upminster Line |
| South London: | Bexleyheath Line Bromley North Line Catford Loop Line Greenwich Line Dartford Loop Line Hayes Line Hounslow Loop Line Kingston Loop Line Nunhead to Lewisham link South London Lines Tattenham Corner Line Thameslink |
| West London: | West London Line |
| Proposed network: | London Overground |