Cranleigh Railway Line:
The Guildford and Horsham Direct Railway. ~ 1865 to 1965
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Cranleigh

Cranleigh was the largest village served by the Guildford to Horsham Direct Railway. It's station was in the middle of the village, with a small goods yard and coal depot. It was built as a single track line, but in later years, a 'passing loop' and second platform were built.

Cranleigh Station Building - early 1960's
Cranleigh Station Buildings - c.1960
Cranleigh Railway Dot Info - Archive Photograph
Photo used with permission © Gerry Bixley 		Cranleigh Station Building - 2001
Cranleigh Stocklund Square - 2001
Cranleigh Railway Dot Info
The front of the station building was slightly set back from the the High Street.
It is now a row of shops, with Maisonettes above, and is called 'Stocklund Square'.
In 2004 half of the row of shops and the existing 'Somerfield' supermarket were demolished and turned into a new Sainsbury's supermarket. (picture to follow soon)
     
     
Cranleigh Station looking East - early 1960's
Cranleigh Station Platforms - 1965
Capital Transport Publishing 		  Cranleigh Station looking East - 2001
Cranleigh Station Platforms - 2001
Cranleigh Railway Dot Info
Behind Stocklund Square is it's loading bay, this is where the lines ran. The level crossing's gate house can be seen at the end of the platform, brick in 1965, but today painted white. These shots are taken facing east towards Horsham.
     
     
Cranleigh Station looking East - early 1960's
Cranleigh Station Platforms - c.1965
Capital Railway Dot Info - Archive Photograph
Photo used with permission © Norman Hamshere		   Cranleigh Station looking East - early 1900's
Cranleigh Station Platforms - 1960
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Cranleigh Station looking East - 2001
Cranleigh Station Platforms - 2001
Cranleigh Railway Dot Info		  

Looking east towards Horsham again, this time from Platform 2 on two different occasions.

Today the back of Stocklund Square's shops can be seen with the white maisonettes above.
 
 
Cranleigh Station looking West - early 1960's
Cranleigh Station Passing Loop - c.1960
Cranleigh Railway Dot Info - Archive Photograph
Photo used with permission © Norman Hamshere		   Cranleigh Station looking West - 2001
Cranleigh Station Passing Loop - 2001
Cranleigh Railway Dot Info - 2001
     
Looking west towards Guildford from Cranleigh's level crossing, that allowed trains to cross over Knowle Lane.
     
     
Cranleigh Station Level Crossing - Early 1960's
Cranleigh Crossing Gate House - c.1960
Cranleigh Railway Dot Info - Archive Photograph
Photo used with permission © Norman Hamshere		   Cranleigh Station Level Crossing - 2001
Cranleigh Crossing Gate House - 2001
Cranleigh Railway Dot Info - 2001
     
Standing in Knowle Lane looking North-East across the level crossing to the Gate House. Today the building has been painted white, but is still called 'The Gate House'.
     
     
Cranleigh Station Crossing Gates - Early 1960's
Cranleigh Level Crossing - c.1960
Cranleigh Railway Dot Info - Archive Photograph
Photo used with permission © Norman Hamshere		   Cranleigh Station Crossing Gates - 2001
Cranleigh Level Crossing - 2001
Cranleigh Railway Dot Info - 2001
     
A similar view to above, taken slightly further up Knowle Lane.
     
     
A few photos that have not yet been 're-taken' today:
     
Cranleigh Station Platform 1 & footbridge steps
Cranleigh Station Platform 1 - c.1960
Cranleigh Railway Dot Info - Archive Photograph
Photo used with permission © Norman Hamshere		   Cranleigh Station Platform 1 & ticket office
Cranleigh Station Platform 1 - c.1960
Cranleigh Railway Dot Info - Archive Photograph
Photo used with permission © Norman Hamshere
Platform 1. From this angle, it's presumably taken from a trian.   Platform 1's ticket office & waiting room. Taken from Platform 2.
     
Cranleigh Station - last day of normal service - June 1965
Cranleigh Station Last Day - 1965
Capital Transport Publishing 		  Cranleigh Station - Sunday Special after closure - June 1965
Cranleigh Station 'Sunday Special' - 1965
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Last day of normal service on the line, a train from Horsham pulling into Cranleigh. Taken from the passenger foot bridge.   A 'Sunday Special' train from Guildford, pulling into Cranleigh the weekend after the line officially closed to normal service.