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Situated between Holmwood and Boxhill, Dorking is where SWT services terminate, and Southern continues to Horsham, although not on Sundays.  This station was previously known as Dorking North, to avoid confusion with Dorking Town and Dorking Deepdene stations.

photograph by Peter Richards

Dorking station was built from 1847 to the south of the Mole Gap by the Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway which became the North Downs Line. The line south to Horsham was promoted by the Horsham, Dorking and Leatherhead Railway and authorised in 1862 to run from a junction with the North Downs Line to the Arun Valley line at Horsham. In 1863 the LBSCR secured authority to build a line from Leatherhead to make a connection with the line from Horsham, opening on 1st May 1867.

Looking towards Holmwood (and eventually Horsham), the relative sparseness of the station can be seen. Apart from the ticket office on the right, which has a small canopy, there is little accommodation for passengers on this platform, although there is shelter on the island platform.

photograph by Nick Beck

A closer look at the platform shelter on the island platform.

photograph by Nick Beck

Looking towards Leatherhead, with a South Central service to Victoria waiting to return to London.

photograph by Nick Beck

One of the classic "Odeon Style" signal boxes, Dorking's is very similar, if not identical, to that at Horsham and many other locations.

photograph by Nick Beck