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Horley railway station serves the town of Horley in Surrey, England. It is on the Brighton Main Line south of London Victoria, and train services are provided by Southern. There are 4 platforms, all long, capable of accepting 12 car long trains. == History == The present Horley station is in fact the second in the town. The original station, constructed by the London and Brighton Railway, opened on 12 July 1841, was located north of the present site, where the Factory Shop is.〔Butt, R.V.J. (1995). ''The Directory of Railway Stations'', Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 123.〕 The first station was designed by David Mocatta and was on a larger scale than other intermediate stations on the line. Horley was situated almost midway between London and Brighton, and was chosen for the erection of the London and Brighton Railway carriage sheds and repair workshops. These were later moved to Brighton railway works. The station was enlarged in 1862 by addition of a second storey to the building. A canopy and footbridge were added in 1884.〔Minnis, John (1999). The London Brighton and South Coast railway, Tempus, ISBN 0-7524-1626-X, pp.19-20.〕 The current Horley station opened 31 December 1905, to coincide with the quadrupling of the railway line by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway. The original station then became the Station Master's house and survived until the 1960s.〔Howard Turner, J.T. (1979), ''The London Brighton and South Coast Railway. 3. Completion and Maturity'', Batsford, London, ISBN 0-7134-1389-1, p. 152.〕 In the 1870s William Stroudley considered moving the locomotive works to Horley but was persuaded to keep them in Brighton. Nevertheless, the sidings at Horley were used for storing withdrawn locomotives and those awaiting repair until the First World War. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Horley railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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