Disused Stations: Leatherhead LSW Station

Station Name: LEATHERHEAD (LSW)

[Source: Nick Catford]

Date opened:	4.3.1867
Location:	At the end of Station Approach on the south side of Randalls Road
Company on opening:	London & South Western Railway
Date closed to passengers:	10.7.1927
Date closed completely:	10.7.1927
Company on closing:	Southern Railway
Present state:	Demolished - some sections of retaining wall survive. The station site is now part of the Mole Business Park.
County:	Surrey
OS Grid Ref:	TQ1625676
Date of visit:	May 1968

Notes: The first Leatherhead Station serving both LSW & LBSC lines opened on 1.2.1859. On 4.3.1867 it was replaced by two stations, half a mile apart. After closure of the LSW station, trains were diverted into the ex-LBSC station over a new junction. One platform of the LSW station was used as a siding until the 1970's.