Leatherhead railway station

In 1847 the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) Company opened a line from via and to Epsom (the Croydon and Epsom Railway). The London and South Western Railway (LSWR) Company supported a proposed Wimbledon and Dorking Railway (WDR), which proposed connecting the named towns via , partly as the company wanted a share of the lucrative Epsom race traffic. In 1857, before the scheme could be approved, the independent Epsom and Leatherhead Railway (ELR) was incorporated, pre-empting the central part of the WDR route. The ELR opened on 1 February 1859, initially consisting of an isolated single-track line from to with an intermediate station at . When the truncated northern part of…

The present station is a Grade II listed building. It was designed by Charles Driver in a Neo-Romanesque style and constructed in red brick with stone and polychrome brick dressings, and red tile roofs. The up side range of buildings includes the station master's house with Italianate tower, ticket office and booking hall. The down side buildings include waiting rooms, goods rooms and an extensive screen wall. A passenger subway links the two ranges of buildings.