The Anonymous Widower

A Trip To Tattenham Corner

Tattenham Corner station was built to serve the racecourse at Epsom as this Goggle Map shows.

Tattenham Corner Station And Epsom Racecoiurse

Perhaps because of the racecourse and the Downs, unlike Epsom which is in Fare Zone 7, Tattenham Corner is in Fare Zone 6, so it is in Freedom Pass territory.

I went to take these pictures and it should have been an easy trip from London Bridge, but I got the wrong train and had to change at South Croydon and Purley.

It was very much a trundle through typical Surrey countryside of woods, fields and semi-detached houses.

I do wonder if the team that decided that Cambridge would be the other end of the Thameslink service from Tattenham Corner were racing enthusiasts, but it will certainly come in handy for racing, as driving from Newmarket to Epsom is not that easy.

I also wonder, if as Thameslink develops, then this station will get used as a Park-and-Ride station close to the M25 for London, as the Class 700 trains will be a large increase ion capacity.

February 16, 2016 - Posted by AnonW | Sport, Transport/Travel | Horse Racing, Tattenham Corner Station, Thameslink, Trains