Gomshall railway station

Gomshall
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Location
Place	Gomshall
Local authority	Guildford
Grid reference	TQ089478
Operations
Station code	GOM
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2002/03	26,245
2004/05	27,136
2005/06	28,968
2006/07	28,999
2007/08	32,978
2008/09	39,770
2009/10	41,040
2010/11	46,628
2011/12	50,642
2012/13	59,290
2013/14	59,226
2014/15	58,480
History
Key dates	Opened 20 August 1849 (20 August 1849)
Original company	Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway
Pre-grouping	South Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Gomshall from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Gomshall railway station serves the village of Gomshall in Surrey, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Great Western Railway. It is on the North Downs Line.

History

Gomshall station was originally called "Gomshall and Shere", as it also serves the nearby village of Shere. It has been unmanned since 1967.

Accident

• In March 1904, a passenger train hauled by C class No. 294 was derailed at Gomshall station.

Services

The typical off-peak service (from December 2006) is one train every two hours between Reading and Redhill (extended to Gatwick Airport on Sundays).

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Chilworth		Great Western Railway North Downs Line		Dorking West

Gallery

• Gomshall railway station entrance in 2008.jpg

  Station entrance

• Gomshall railway station platform 1 in 2008.jpg

  Platform 1