Box Hill & Westhumble railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Box Hill and Westhumble


manager = Southern
locale = Westhumble
borough = Mole Valley
code = BXW
start = 11 March 1867
platforms = 2
lowusage0506 = 42,204
lowusage0405 = 43,255
lowusage0607 = 44,548

Box Hill & Westhumble railway station is a railway station in the village of Westhumble in Surrey, approximately two miles north of Dorking town centre. Box Hill is located approximately half a mile to the east. The station is served by one train every hour towards London Victoria and one train every hour towards Horsham off peak, operated by Southern. More trains operate on Sundays and Public Holidays in each direction.

The name of the station has changed many times over the years with "Box Hill" & "Boxhill" and "Westhumble" & "West Humble" used in varying combinations for signs, timetables and railway maps, with many inconsistencies. In 2006, after consultation with local residents, the station's name was changed to "Box Hill and Westhumble" from "Boxhill and Westhumble". cite book |last=Shepperd |first=Ronald |title= Micklam the story of a parish |year= 1991 |publisher= Mickleham Publications | |isbn= 0951830503]

A Terrier tank engine, built by the LBSCR in 1880, was named "Boxhill" after the station. [http://www.nrm.org.uk/collections/locomotives.asp NRM | Collections | Locomotives ] ] It was used to haul commuter trains in South London and Surrey until the 1920s, when it was moved to become a shunting engine at Brighton. Unlike other engines of its class, its smokebox was not modified in the early 20th century, and it was restored by the Southern Railway in 1947 to its original condition and painted in its original Stroudley yellow ochre livery. [ [http://www.terriertrust.org.uk/presplans.htm The Terrier Trust On The Web ] ] It is now preserved at the National Rail Museum in York.

Typical off-peak journey times

December 2006 - May 2007 timetable Frequency in trains per hour

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