Salfords railway station

Salfords National Rail
Salfords is located in Surrey
Salfords
Salfords
Location of Salfords in Surrey
LocationSalfords
Local authorityReigate and Banstead
Grid referenceTQ285462
Managed bySouthern
Station code(s)SAF
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes, Northbound only[1]
Fare zoneD
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Increase 0.152 million[2]
2019–20Increase 0.155 million[2]
2020–21Decrease 36,046[2]
2021–22Increase 84,094[2]
2022–23Increase 0.116 million[2]
Railway companies
Original companyLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Pre-groupingLondon, Brighton and South Coast Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
8 October 1915Station opened as Salfords Halt unadvertised service for workmen
17 July 1932Line electrified with advertised public service
1 January 1935Renamed Salfords
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°12′07″N 0°09′43″W / 51.202°N 0.162°W / 51.202; -0.162
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Salfords railway station serves the village of Salfords in Surrey, England. The station is sometimes shown as Salfords (Surrey) in timetables to differentiate it from the two stations in Salford, Greater Manchester. It is on the Brighton Main Line, 23 miles 37 chains (37.8 km) down the line from London Bridge via Redhill and is managed by Southern. Train services are provided by Thameslink and Southern.

The station has four lines running through it: two slow lines with platforms and two express lines that have no platforms. The ticket office is open weekdays from 6:30 am to 10:30 am. There is an on-demand service announcement facility. A PERTIS machine is provided. Journey times are around 45 minutes to London, 25 to Croydon, 7 to Redhill and Gatwick Airport, 10 to Crawley and 20 to Horsham.

  1. ^ "Salfords (Surrey) (SAF)". National Rail Enquiries. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.