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The
Caterham Line runs between
Purley in South
London and
Caterham in
Surrey. The line operates as a commuter service to London.
History
The Caterham branch was opened as the
Caterham Railway on 5 August 1856, from a junction with the
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR). The opening had been delayed because of a quarrel between the LB&SCR and the
South Eastern Railway (SER), in whose territory the line was deemed to be. When the Caterham Railway went bankrupt in 1859, the SER took it over.
Infrastructure
The line is double-track and
electrified at 750 V DC using
third rail. Immediately south of the junction station at Purley the Tattenham Corner Line leaves, and the railway follows the valley opposite
Riddlesdown and the
Oxted Line, which it parallels almost to Caterham. The branch has a line speed of 60 mph.
Services
Train services on the line are operated by
Southern, and run to
London Bridge and
London Victoria . During peak hours trains to London are faster, but combine (am and also 1 pm) or divide (mostly pm but also some am) at Purley, the other section being for the
Tattenham Corner Line.
A typical off peak...
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