page_title: Gatwick Airport railway station
section_title: Tinsley Green/Gatwick Airport Station
hierarchical_section_title: Gatwick Airport railway station / History / Tinsley Green/Gatwick Airport Station
caption_attribution_description: English: Site of original Gatwick Airport station, 1995. View northward, towards London: ex-LB&amp;SCR London (Victoria/London Bridge) - Brighton etc. main line. The present Gatwick Airport station, opened 28/5/58, is just visible ahead. This is the site of 'Tinsley Green' station, opened in 9/35, becoming 'Gatwick Airport' in 6/36, while the precursor of the modern Gatwick Airport station was plain 'Gatwick', but became 'Gatwick Racecourse' 1946-58. An express for the Coast is on the Down Fast
context_page_description: Gatwick Airport railway station is on the Brighton main line in West Sussex, England. It serves London Gatwick Airport, 26 miles 47 chains down the line from London Bridge via Redhill. The platforms are about 70 metres to the east of the airport's South Terminal, with the ticket office above the platforms and station entrances and exits directly connected to the terminal. The station is also connected to the airport's North Terminal by the Airport Shuttle people-mover. Gatwick Airport was the busiest station in South East England from 2017–2018. There have been two stations at Gatwick sited approximately 0.85 miles from each other.
  The first railway station, Gatwick, opened during September 1891. In 1946, it was renamed Gatwick Racecourse, to reflect its association with the neighbouring Gatwick Racecourse, but fell out of use for a decade after the opening of Tinsley Green, which was renamed Gatwick Airport in September 1935. The stations had a reversal of fortunes in the 1950s as a result of a government decision to expand and develop the Beehive airport terminal into London's second airport.
context_section_description: On 30 September 1935 Tinsley Green station was opened 0.85 miles (1.37 km) south of the present station. Within a year it was renamed Gatwick Airport, following the completion of the Beehive airport terminal, which had a direct subway connection to the station. In 1940, the airport was requisitioned by the Royal Air Force (RAF) for military use. In 1952, the government decided to expand the airport as London's second airport. The station continued in operation until 27 May 1958 when the new Gatwick Airport station (above) opened. The old station was later demolished. The only visible remains of the old station are sections of the former up slow line platform and sections of the subway between the station and the original terminal building.
caption: Site of the original Gatwick Airport station at Tinsley Green
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