Tattenham Corner Line

{{Tattenham Corner Line}} The '''Tattenham Corner Line''' is a [[railway line]] in Southern England. It was opened in two parts: from Purley to Tadworth as the '''Chipstead Valley Railway''' in 1893, and to Tattenham Corner as the '''Epsom Downs Extension Railway''' in 1894. Both companies were then acquired by the [[South Eastern Railway (UK)|South Eastern Railway]]. The Tattenham Corner Line is now part of the [[Southern (train operating company)|Southern]] franchise. The line diverges eastwards from the [[Brighton Main Line]] at [[Purley railway station|Purley]]. It immediately splits from the [[Caterham Line]] and passes below the Brighton line. It then runs close to the Brighton line as far as [[Coulsdon Town railway station|Coulsdon Town]], after which it turns westwards and follows the [[Chipstead Valley]], eventually climbing to the high ground at [[Tattenham Corner railway station|Tattenham Corner]]. The line is primarily a [[commuter]] route, but the station at Tattenham Corner was built to serve the [[Epsom Downs Racecourse]], with large numbers of extra trains on [[Epsom Derby|Derby]] day. There is also a railway terminus at [[Epsom Downs railway station|Epsom Downs]], about 2 km north of [[Epsom Downs Racecourse]]. It was built by the [[London, Brighton and South Coast Railway]] and opened on 22 May 1865. The line was [[third rail]] [[Railway electrification in Great Britain|electrified]] by [[Southern Railway (Great Britain)|Southern]] at 660V DC (later upgraded post war by BR to 750V DC) in March 1928. == Services == Train services on the line are operated by [[Southern (train operating company)|Southern]], and run to [[London Bridge station|London Bridge]] and [[Victoria Station (London)|London Victoria]] (peak and evenings). During peak hours trains combine (am) or divide (pm) at Purley, the other section being for the [[Caterham Line]]. Services are provided by a mixture of [[British Rail Class 455|Class 455]], [[British Rail Class 456|Class 456]] and [[British Rail Class 377|Class 377]] [[Electric Multiple Unit|EMUs]]. == Further reading == {{Railway lines in London}} {{Railway lines in South East England}} {{coord missing|London}}