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| Caterham Line | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Commuter rail, Suburban rail |
| System | National Rail |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Greater London |
| Termini | London Bridge London Victoria Caterham |
| Stations | Kenley, Whyteleafe, Whyteleafe South & Caterham |
| Ridership | 2006-07 = 1.657 million File:Increase2.svg 2007-08 = 1.843 million File:Increase2.svg 2008-09 = 1.808 million File:Decrease2.svg 2009-10 = 1.799 million File:Decrease2.svg 2010-11 = 1.857 million File:Increase2.svg 2011-12 = 1.936 million File:Increase2.svg |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 5 August 1856 |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Operator(s) | Southern |
| Rolling stock | British Rail Class 377 British Rail Class 455 British Rail Class 456 |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | {{#switch:sg
|3mm=3 mm (0.118 in) |4mm=4 mm (0.157 in) |4.5mm=4.5 mm (0.177 in) |4.8mm=4.8 mm (0.189 in) |6.5mm=6.5 mm (0.256 in) |6.53mm=6.53 mm (0.257 in) |8mm=8 mm (0.315 in) |8.97mm=8.97 mm (0.353 in) |9mm=9 mm (0.354 in) |9.42mm=9.42 mm (0.371 in) |10.5mm=10.5 mm (0.413 in) |11.94mm=11.94 mm (0.470 in) |12mm=12 mm (0.472 in) |12.7mm=12.7 mm (0.5 in) |13mm=13 mm (0.512 in) |13.5mm=13.5 mm (0.531 in) |14mm=14 mm (0.551 in) |14.125mm=14.125 mm (0.556 in) |14.2mm=14.2 mm (0.559 in) |14.28mm=14.28 mm (0.562 in) |14.3mm=14.3 mm (0.563 in)|15.76mm=15.76 mm (0.620 in) |
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A 1905 Railway Clearing House map of the Caterham Line and surrounding lines.
The Caterham Line runs between Purley in South London and Caterham in Surrey. The line operates as a commuter service to London.
History[]
The Caterham branch was opened as the Caterham Railway on 5 August 1856, from a junction with the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR). The opening had been delayed because of a quarrel between the LB&SCR and the South Eastern Railway (SER), in whose territory the line was deemed to be. When the Caterham Railway went bankrupt in 1859, the SER took it over.
Infrastructure[]
The line is double-track and electrified at 750 V DC using third rail. Immediately south of the junction station at Purley the Tattenham Corner Line leaves, and the railway follows the valley opposite Riddlesdown and the Oxted Line, which it parallels almost to Caterham. The branch has a line speed of 60 mph.
Services[]
Train services on the line are operated by Southern, and run to London Bridge and London Victoria . During peak hours trains to London are faster, but combine (am and also 1 pm) or divide (mostly pm but also some am) at Purley, the other section being for the Tattenham Corner Line.
A typical off peak service from London Bridge calls at New Cross Gate, Brockley, Honor Oak Park, Forest Hill, Sydenham, Norwood Junction, East Croydon, South Croydon, Purley Oaks, Purley, Kenley, Whyteleafe, Whyteleafe South and Caterham.
Services are provided by a mixture of Class 455, Class 456 and Class 377 EMUs.
External links[]
Further reading[]
- Spence, Jeoffry (1986). The Caterham Railway. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-325-1.
- Moody, G.T. (1979). Southern Electric 1909-1979. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0924-4.
- Glover, John (2001). Southern Electric. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-2807-9.
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