North Downs line - Reading via Guildford and Redhill to Gatwick

Description of line


From Reading to Guildford via Bracknell and North Camp (Farnborough), the along the base of the North Downs to Dorking West, Deepdene, Reigate and Redhill. Train route reverses for short trip to Gatwick airport

Service offered


Hourly express trains ... slower trains calling at all stations run with less frequency.

Peak flows


Known issues


Forum


See here

Recent discussions:
Link to ... Main Line Terminations of North Downs Services
Link to ... 04.34 Reading - Gatwick Airport (30/08/10)
Link to ... FGW proposes North Downs electrification
Link to ... Whats going on at Guildford tonight?
Link to ... Shorter trains on Reading to Shalford/Redhill services?
Link to ... 'Broken down lorry in Reigate causes rail disruption' (24/06/09)
Link to ... Wokingham platforms
Link to ... Women Mugged at Deepdene.
Link to ... Oliver Cromwell @ Guildford 13 April
Link to .. More Steam Please
Link to .. Wrong kind of hill
Link to .. Teenager's arm partly severed in fall between train and platform at Wokingham
Link to .. No Evening Reading-Shalford Services (31/10/2008)
Link to .. Disruption Due To Lineside Equipment Problem In The Wokingham Area (20/10/2008)
Link to .. Signalling Problems In The Gatwick Airport Area (08/10/2008)
Link to .. Disruption Due To Lineside Fire In The Dorking West Area (17/09/2008)
Link to .. 165114
Link to .. 1650 Reading-Shalford & 1808 Shalford-Reading Cancellations
Link to .. Massive Disruption (26/05)
Link to .. Additional Calls Due To Level Crossing Problems (30/04/2008)


Also ... blogs and other active groups:

Alternatives


This is a line that's very much out of FGW's main territory; Reading to Bracknell and Wokingham also served by South West Trains, who also provide the majority of services at Guildford.

Dorking Town, and Reigate / Redhill / Gatwick also served by Southern.

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