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Guildford
On 5th May 1845 Guildford received it's
first railway, when it was joined to the London-Southampton line
at Woking Junction, which was run by the London and South West
Railway Company (LSWR). Guildford remained a "terminus" station
for over 5 years, until 15th October 1849 when the line from Reading
to Redhill opened. Reading to Guildford being run by LSWR, and
Guildford to Redhill being run by the South East Coast Railway
Company (SECR). On the same day, the Guildford line was also extended
south to Godalming (LSWR). This line was further extended south
on 1st January 1859, when trains first ran all the way down to
Portsmouth (LSWR).
Horsham
Horsham was joined by rail shortly after
Guildford was, on 14th February 1848, when a line was built from
Three Bridges, London . It became a junction on 10th October 1859,
when the line from Petworth via Pulborough joined there. On 16th
September 1861 another line joined just south of Horsham, from
Shoreham. The Leatherhead to Dorking Line was extended south to
join up at Horsham on 1st May 1867. All the Horsham lines were
run by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Company (LBSCR).
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