Gatwick Airport railway station
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| Gatwick Airport | |
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| Location | |
| Place | London Gatwick Airport |
| Local authority | Crawley |
| Operations | |
| Station code | GTW |
| Managed by | Network Rail |
| Platforms in use | 6 |
| Annual entry/exit 04/05 | 7.976 million ** |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1891 Rebuilt and renamed 1958 |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| ** based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Gatwick Airport. Disclaimer (PDF) | |
Gatwick Airport station is the train station at Gatwick Airport that provides a direct rail connection to London. The station platforms are located directly below the airport’s South Terminal, and the ticket office is adjacent to that terminal’s concourse. The station is currently one of seventeen in the United Kingdom to be owned and managed by Network Rail.
Train services are provided by Gatwick Express, Southern, Southeastern, First Great Western, First Capital Connect and Virgin Trains.
[edit] History
The present station dates from 1958, when it was rebuilt and renamed to coincide with the expansion of the Airport. However, the station has been in use since 1891, when it was opened by London, Brighton and South Coast Railway as Gatwick station at a location approximately ½mile south of its current location. An even earlier station on the site had been closed in 1876. From 1946 until 1958 it was named Gatwick Racecourse.
[edit] External links
- Station information on Gatwick Airport railway station from Network Rail
- Train times and station information for Gatwick Airport railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Gatwick Airport railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Horley | Southern Brighton Main Line |
Three Bridges | ||
| Southeastern Horsham to Tunbridge Wells (via Gatwick and Redhill) |
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| Redhill | First Capital Connect | Three Bridges | ||
| Redhill | Virgin Trains | Haywards Heath | ||
| East Croydon | Virgin Trains |
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| Redhill | First Great Western | Terminus | ||
| London Victoria | Gatwick Express | |||
| Major UK railway stations |
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| Managed by Network Rail: Birmingham New Street • Edinburgh Waverley • Gatwick Airport • Glasgow Central • Leeds City • Liverpool Lime Street • Manchester Piccadilly |
| Managed by train operator: Aberdeen • Belfast Central • Birmingham Snow Hill • Brighton • Bristol Temple Meads • Cardiff Central • Crewe • Derby • Doncaster • Glasgow Queen Street • Hull • Manchester Victoria • Newcastle Central • Nottingham • Reading • Sheffield • York |
| Railway stations of London: Central area | Greater London |
| Managed by Network Rail: Cannon Street • Charing Cross • Euston • Fenchurch Street • King's Cross • Liverpool Street • London Bridge • Paddington • Victoria • Waterloo |
| Managed by train operator: Blackfriars • Marylebone • Moorgate • St Pancras |
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