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| Gatwick Airport | |
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| View across the south side of the platforms | |
| Location | |
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| Place | London Gatwick Airport |
| Local authority | Crawley, West Sussex |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Operations | |
| Station code | GTW |
| Managed by | Network Rail |
| Platforms in use | 6 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail | |
| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 7.976 million |
| 2005/06 * | 8.585 million |
| 2006/07 * | 11.889 million |
| History | |
| ? | Opened |
| 1876 | Closed |
| 1891 | Moved and reopened (Gatwick) |
| 1946 | Renamed (Gatwick Racecourse) |
| 27 May 1958 | Rebuilt and renamed (Gatwick Airport) |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Gatwick Airport from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
Gatwick Airport station is the railway station at Gatwick Airport that provides a direct rail connection to London 43 km (26¾ miles) away. The station platforms are located directly below the airport’s South Terminal, and the ticket office is adjacent to that terminal’s concourse. The station is currently one of 18 in the United Kingdom to be owned and managed by Network Rail. Train services are provided by Gatwick Express, Southern, Southeastern, First Great Western, First Capital Connect and CrossCountry. When viewed from air (or in satellite imagery), the present station building's British Rail logo that is etched on the top of the roof is visible.
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History
The present station dates from 1958, when it was rebuilt and renamed to coincide with the expansion of the Airport. However, the station has been in use since 1891, when it was opened by London, Brighton and South Coast Railway as Gatwick station at a location approximately ½mile south of its current location. An even earlier station on the site had been closed in 1876. From 1946 until 1958 it was named Gatwick Racecourse.
Services
Northbound
The Gatwick Express operates every 15 minutes between Gatwick and London Victoria plus frequent Southern service to London Victoria and a more limited service to London Bridge.
There is a First Capital Connect service every 15 minutes to Central London and beyond to Bedford, via London Bridge and St Pancras. Southern operate a service to Watford Junction via Kensington Olympia, and First Great Western operate to Reading via Guildford on the North Downs Line. Southeastern operate to Tunbridge Wells and on Sundays to Maidstone West via Redhill.
Southbound
There are frequent First Capital Connect and Southern services to Brighton. Southern also run services to Horsham, Hove and Bognor Regis and further afield to Portsmouth and Southampton.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Horley | Southern Brighton Main Line |
Three Bridges | ||
| Southern Horsham to Tunbridge Wells (via Gatwick and Redhill) |
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| Redhill East Croydon on Saturdays and Sundays |
First Capital Connect Thameslink |
Three Bridges | ||
| Redhill | CrossCountry Cross Country Network |
Haywards Heath | ||
| East Croydon | CrossCountry Cross Country Network |
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| Redhill | First Great Western North Downs Line |
Terminus | ||
| London Victoria | Southern Gatwick Express |
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Future
A major redevelopment of the railway station at Gatwick with Network Rail planning to spend £30 million transforming the transport hub to increase the number of services passing through, along with passenger capacity. The project would see a new platform created for the Gatwick Express service as well as bringing in the airport’s coach service to provide fully integrated public transport. The aim is to completed this in time for the 2012 Olympics
However plans have now been thrown into jeopardy by the Office of the Rail Regulator (ORR), earmarking only £9 million for the Gatwick Station redevelopment. The ORR will be publishing its conclusions on October 30.1
External links
- Station information on Gatwick Airport railway station from Network Rail
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