Caterham railway station
Caterham railway station serves the town of Caterham in the Tandridge district of Surrey. Caterham train drivers depot was opened on Sunday 17 June 1928 as a motormans depot ( The "Motor" term being used for electric trains ) after electrification on the line was complete in March of that year, and is still a working depot today. The guards depot at Caterham was closed in the late 1980s. Location. The station is located at the southern terminus of the Caterham Line, which branches from the Brighton Main Line at Purley. It is from , which took the branch over  in 1859, three years after its completion. History. The town's first station was originally opened on 5 August 1856 by the Caterham Railway. It was closed on 1 January 1900 by the South Eastern and Chatham Railway, which opened a new station of the same name on an adjacent site that day. The site of the original station is now occupied by a supermarket and the present station's car park. The line was electrified (on the 660 V DC system) by the Southern Railway in March 1928. Today the station and all trains serving it are operated by  the Southern train operating company. It has a single island platform with a one-storey ticket office dating from just before the turn of the 20th century. There is a carriage siding on the western (Up) side of the station. Other transport links. The station is served by the following bus services: Services. Caterham railway station runs services to/from London Bridge. The typical off-peak train service per hour is: During the morning and evening peaks some trains run to/from London Victoria