Gatwick Airport Railway station - wikipedia Gatwick Airport Railway station Gatwick Airport Southbound view from Platform 2 in September 1995 Gatwick Airport Location of Gatwick Airport in West Sussex Location London Gatwick Airport Local authority Borough of Crawley Grid reference TQ287413 Managed by Southern Station code GTW DfT category Number of platforms 7 ( 3 island, 1 side ) Accessible Yes National Rail annual entry and exit 2011 -- 12 14.759 million 2012 -- 13 15.353 million 2013 -- 14 16.186 million 2014 -- 15 17.494 million 2015 -- 16 18.029 million Railway companies Original company London, Brighton & South Coast Railway Key dates 1891 Opened as Gatwick 1946 Renamed Gatwick Racecourse 27 May 1958 Rebuilt and renamed Gatwick Airport Other information Lists of stations DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink External links Departures Layout Facilities Buses WGS84 51 ° 09 ′ 23 '' N 0 ° 09 ′ 39 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 51.1565 ° N 0.1609 ° W ﻿ / 51.1565 ; - 0.1609 Coordinates : 51 ° 09 ′ 23 '' N 0 ° 09 ′ 39 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 51.1565 ° N 0.1609 ° W ﻿ / 51.1565 ; - 0.1609 London Transport portal UK Railways portal Gatwick Airport station is the railway station at London Gatwick Airport which provides a direct rail connection to London 26 ⁄ miles ( 43.0 km ) away. The station platforms are located about 70 metres to the east of the airport 's South Terminal, with the ticket office above the platforms. The station was one of 18 in the United Kingdom to be managed by Network Rail, but on 29 January 2012 day - to - day management was transferred to Southern. Train services are provided by Gatwick Express, Southern, Thameslink and Great Western Railway. When viewed from the air ( or in satellite imagery ), the present station building 's British Rail logo that is etched on the top of the roof is visible. In terms of passenger entries and exits between April 2010 and March 2011, Gatwick Airport was the tenth - busiest station outside London. TfL Oyster cards and contactless cards have been accepted for travel from 11 January 2016. Contents 1 History 1.1 Present station 1.2 Tinsley Green / Gatwick Airport Station 2 Redevelopment 3 Services 4 References 5 External links History There have been two Gatwick stations sited approximately 0.85 miles ( 1.37 km ) from each other. Present station The station, originally named Gatwick, was built on the present site in September 1891 to serve the Gatwick Racecourse, and originally operated only on race days. The facilities included passing loops and sidings to hold race trains without impeding the Brighton Main Line. The sidings were extended during World War I to be able to accommodate munitions trains heading for Newhaven. From 1946 until 1958, Gatwick station was renamed Gatwick Racecourse, even though racing had been abandoned in 1940 and not reinstated after World War II. In fact the station had fallen out of use following the opening of the nearby Tinsley Green / Gatwick Airport Station ( described below ). However, during the early 1950s the airport was expanded and took over the land occupied by the racecourse, and the station was entirely rebuilt and integrated with the new airport terminal. The new buildings opened on 27 May 1958 with a regular train service, and the station took over the name Gatwick Airport. The 1958 buildings included a parcels office below the main concourse, lifts and a corridor on the south side of the overbridge, divided from the passenger corridor by a glazed partition. To accommodate 12 - car trains, the three old Racecourse island platforms were raised by 1 ft ( 0.30 m ) and extended to the north by about 100 ft ( 30 m ), except for the very long westernmost platform, which was reduced from the south. The ticket office was able to handle 670 separate issues of Edmondson tickets from its Bellmatic equipment. The signalbox was retained on the centre platform. Tinsley Green / Gatwick Airport station This was opened on 30 September 1935 and was sited 0.85 miles ( 1.37 km ) south of the present station. It was originally named Tinsley Green but within a year became Gatwick Airport following the completion of the Beehive airport terminal which had a direct connection to the station. The airport was requisitioned by the Royal Air Force in 1940. In 1952 the British government decided that it would form London 's second airport. The station continued in operation until 27 May 1958 when the present Gatwick Airport station ( above ) opened. The station was later demolished and the only visible remains of the old station are sections of the former up slow line platform. Sections of the connecting subway between the station and the original terminal building ( The Beehive ) also survive. Redevelopment On 13 October 2010, a £ 53 million redevelopment was announced to provide a new platform, refurbish the concourse and upgrade track and signals. Works were completed by 3 February 2014, when Baroness Kramer formally opened the new platform. Constructed by VolkerFitzpatrick, the new 12 - car platform 7 is served by a 975 - metre ( 3,199 ft ) loop from the Down Fast line and is used by the Down Fast services which formerly called at platform 5. This has allowed platforms 5 and 6 to be dedicated to Gatwick Express services, thereby eliminating conflicts with slower services when formerly they crossed to platforms 1 and 2. New escalators and lifts on platforms 5 and 6 were also provided. Services Northbound view from Platform 5 in March 2007 Southbound view from Platform 5 in February 2009 Gatwick station is served by : Gatwick Express services to London Victoria and Brighton Southern services from London Victoria and London Bridge to Ore, Eastbourne, Brighton, Littlehampton, Bognor Regis, Portsmouth and Southampton Thameslink services from Bedford to Brighton Great Western Railway services to Reading. Preceding station National Rail Following station Horley Southern Arun Valley Line Three Bridges Redhill or Horley Southern Mainline West ( via Horsham ) Three Bridges East Croydon Southern Mainline West ( via Hove ) Haywards Heath East Croydon Southern Mainline East Haywards Heath East Croydon Southern Brighton Main Line Three Bridges or Burgess Hill East Croydon or Redhill Thameslink Thameslink Three Bridges Redhill Great Western Railway North Downs Line Terminus London Victoria Southern Gatwick Express Terminus or Brighton References Jump up ^ `` London and South East '' ( PDF ). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 6 March 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` Station usage estimates ''. Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note : Some methodology may vary year on year. Jump up ^ `` Commercial information '' ( PDF ). Complete National Rail Timetable. London : Network Rail. December 2011. p. 41. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012. Jump up ^ `` Management of Gatwick Airport railway station transfers to Southern ''. Retrieved 30 January 2012. Jump up ^ Gatwick Airport Railway Station, London Gatwick Airport, Gatwick, West Sussex RH6, United Kingdom -- Google Maps Jump up ^ Pigott, Nick, ed. ( June 2012 ). `` Waterloo still London 's busiest station ''. The Railway Magazine. Horncastle, Lincs : Mortons Media Group. 158 ( 1334 ) : 6. Jump up ^ http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2015-11-13/oyster-cards-to-be-used-at-gatwick-and-surrey-stations/ Jump up ^ Turner, John Howard ( 1979 ). The London Brighton and South Coast Railway 3 Completion and Maturity. Batsford. pp. 128 -- 9. ISBN 0 - 7134 - 1389 - 1. Jump up ^ Pratt, Edwin ( 1921 ). British railways and the Great War. Selwyn & Blount. pp. 1038 -- 9. Jump up ^ Railway Magazine July 1958 pp. 489 -- 491 New Southern Region Station for Gatwick Airport Jump up ^ `` Gatwick Airport unveils £ 53m station revamp ''. BBC News. 13 October 2010. Jump up ^ Nigel Harris, ed. ( 5 -- 18 March 2014 ). `` New platform opens as part of Gatwick Airport improvement work ''. Rail ( 743 ) : 20. ^ Jump up to : Railway Gazette ( 3 February 2014 ). `` Extra platform opened at Gatwick Airport station ''. Retrieved 10 March 2014. Jump up ^ Network Rail ( 2011 ). `` Gatwick Airport Station Redevelopment Project '' ( PDF ). Retrieved 10 March 2014. External links Media related to Gatwick Airport railway station at Wikimedia Commons Crawley, West Sussex Administration Constituency Local Elections MP : Henry Smith Gatwick Diamond Public services The New Town Crawley Development Corporation Thomas Bennett Anthony Minoprio Neighbourhoods and other areas Bewbush Broadfield Fernhill Forge Wood Furnace Green Gossops Green Ifield Langley Green Lowfield Heath Maidenbower Manor Royal Industrial Northgate Pound Hill Southgate Three Bridges Tilgate Tinsley Green West Green Worth Geography Gatwick Stream River Mole Transport Crawley Station Gatwick Airport Station Ifield Station Three Bridges Station M23 motorway A23 road Metrobus Fastway Gatwick Airport Timeline Proposed expansion Education Central Sussex College Ifield Community College Thomas Bennett Community College Hazelwick School Holy Trinity School Oriel High School St Wilfrid 's School Places of worship Friary Church of St Francis and St Anthony Ifield Friends Meeting House St John the Baptist 's Church St Margaret 's Church St Michael and All Angels Church St Nicholas ' Church Buildings Ancient Priors Brewery Shades Broadfield House Charlwood House City Place Gatwick Crawley Hospital Dyers Almshouses George Hotel Ifield Water Mill Old Punch Bowl The Beehive Tree House White Hart Inn Heritage Conservation areas Listed buildings Locally listed buildings Leisure Broadfield Stadium Celtic and Irish Cultural Society Crawley and District Football League Crawley Rugby Club Crawley Town F.C. 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Question: where is the train station located at gatwick airport
Answer: about 70 metres to the east of the airport's South Terminal