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Gatwick Airport Railway Station

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Gatwick Airport Railway Station
Gatwick Airport Railway Station
Gatwick Airport Railway Station
Gatwick Airport Railway Station
Gatwick Airport Railway Station
Gatwick Airport Railway Station
Gatwick Airport Railway Station
Gatwick Airport Railway Station
Gatwick Airport Railway Station
Gatwick Airport Railway Station
Gatwick Airport Railway Station
Gatwick Airport Railway Station
Gatwick Airport Railway Station
Gatwick Airport Railway Station
Gatwick Airport Railway Station
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| London Gatwick Airport, Crawley, England

Gatwick Airport railway station serves London Gatwick Airport in West Sussex, England. It is on the Brighton main line, 26 miles 47 chains down the line from London Bridge via Redhill. The station platforms are located about 70 metres to the east of the airport's South Terminal; the ticket office is positioned above the platforms. In terms of passenger entries and exits between April 2010 and March 2011, Gatwick Airport was the tenth-busiest station outside London, and the busiest station to be dedicated to an airport anywhere in the UK. There have been two Gatwick stations sited approximately 0.85 miles from each other. The first railway station, which was simply named Gatwick, to be built in this area was opened during September 1891. In 1946, Gatwick station was renamed Gatwick Racecourse, to reflect its historic association with the neighbouring Gatwick Racecourse, but fell out of use for a decade shortly following the opening of the nearby Tinsley Green, which was quickly renamed Gatwick Airport, during September 1935. However, the two stations had a reversal of fortunes during the 1950s, as a result of a government decision to expand and develop the Beehive airport terminal to become London's second airport. Gatwick Racecourse was entirely rebuilt to serve the expanded Gatwick Airport, being directly integrated with its newly-built terminal. On 27 May 1958, the rebuilt station, which took over the name Gatwick Airport, was opened in conjunction with a regular train service, while all services to the previous Gatwick Airport/Tinsley Green station were discontinued from that same day onwards. Train services are provided by Gatwick Express, Southern, Thameslink and Great Western Railway. When viewed from the air , the present station building's British Rail logo that is etched on the top of the roof is visible. Between late 2010 and early 2014, several new facilities were built at the station, chiefly amongst these being platform 7; further work performed during this time included nearby infrastructure renewals and the refurbishment of the concourse. Gatwick Airport station was formerly one of 18 in the United Kingdom to be managed by the national rail infrastructure owner Network Rail, but, in 2012, management of the facility was transferred to Southern. In May 2018, Gatwick Airport Station was named as being the second-least popular major station in the UK.
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