Editing Surrey (section)

== Transport ==

=== Road ===
Three major motorways pass through the county. These are:
*[[M25 motorway|M25]] (London Orbital) runs through the county, including a long [[cutting (transportation)|cutting]] into the [[Reigate|Reigate Hill-Walton Down]] scarp of the [[North Downs]] and has 8 junctions in the county.<br/>It connects among others to the [[M1 motorway|M1]], [[M11 motorway|M11]], [[M20 motorway|M20]], [[M26 motorway|M26]], [[M4 motorway|M4]] and [[M40 motorway|M40]]. The motorway runs close to [[Heathrow Airport]] and the motorway network can be used to access [[Gatwick]], [[Stansted]] and [[Luton Airport|Luton]] Airports and the [[Channel Tunnel]] motor vehicle service.
*[[M3 motorway (Great Britain)|M3]] crosses the north-west of the county. It connects London to [[Southampton]] and the [[South West of England]] having in Surrey the Sunbury-on-Thames, M25 interchange and the [[Lightwater]] and [[Bagshot]] junctions.
*[[M23 motorway|M23]] (north–south) in effect connects [[Croydon]] to [[Brighton]] as the dualled A23 trunk road to the north and beyond [[Crawley]]. It has junction to a spur to [[Gatwick Airport]] on the Surrey/Sussex border. It has a Surrey junction, the M25 [[Merstham]] interchange, close to the Reigate M25 junction.

Other major roads include:

*The [[A3 road|A3]] trunk road from [[Portsmouth]] to London. The road now bypasses and historically assisted in the growth of [[Haslemere]], [[Godalming]], [[Guildford]], [[Esher]] and Kingston upon Thames. The [[Hindhead Tunnel]] bypasses a former bottleneck at Hindhead and the Devil's Punchbowl.
*The [[A24 road (England)|A24]] from London to [[Littlehampton]] and [[Worthing]]. In Surrey, it passes through or around [[Ewell]], [[Epsom]], [[Ashtead]], [[Leatherhead]] and [[Dorking]]. It passes Box Hill, near Dorking. Unlike the A3, which is almost completely dual carriageway, the A24 is, apart from a central Surrey stretch, single carriageway; it bypasses [[Leatherhead]], [[Dorking]] and [[Horsham]].
*The [[A31 road|A31]] trunk road heads west from [[Guildford]] to [[Bere Regis]] via [[Farnham]] and is connected to the M3 near [[Winchester]] and via the A331 near [[Aldershot]]. It is dual carriageway along the Hog's Back from the A3 to [[Farnham]]. It is one of the ancient routes from London to [[Winchester]], see [[Pilgrims' Way]].
*The short A331 connects the A31 to the M3. It runs along the Surrey-Hampshire border, bypassing [[Aldershot]], [[Frimley]] and [[Farnborough, Hampshire|Farnborough]].

=== Rail ===
Much of Surrey lies within the [[London commuter belt]] with regular services into [[Central London]]. [[South Western Railway (train operating company)|South Western Railway]] is the sole train operator in Elmbridge, Runnymede, Spelthorne, Surrey Heath, Woking and Waverley, and the main train operator in the Borough of Guildford, running regular services into {{stnlink|London Waterloo}} and regional services towards the south coast and South west. [[Southern (train operating company)|Southern]] is the main train operator in Mole Valley, Epsom and Ewell and Reigate and Banstead and the sole train operator in Tandridge, providing services into {{stnlink|London Bridge}} and {{stnlink|London Victoria}}.

There are many railway lines in the county, those of note include the [[Waterloo to Reading Line]], [[South West Main Line]], [[Portsmouth Direct Line]], [[Sutton and Mole Valley Lines]] (from [[Horsham]], [[West Sussex]] itself on the [[Arun Valley Line]] from [[Littlehampton]]) and the [[Brighton Main Line]].

The Waterloo to Reading Line calls at {{stnlink|Virginia Water}}, {{stnlink|Egham}}, and {{stnlink|Staines}} in Surrey. The South West Main Line calls at {{stnlink| Woking}} and up to six other Surrey stops including {{stnlink| Walton-on-Thames}}. The Portsmouth Direct Line is significant in linking {{stnlink|Haslemere}}, {{stnlink|Godalming}} and {{stnlink|Guildford}} to the South West Main Line at Woking. The Sutton and Mole Valley Lines link {{stnlink|Dorking}}, {{stnlink|Leatherhead}}, {{stnlink|Ashtead}}, {{stnlink|Epsom}} to Waterloo via {{stnlink|Ewell West}} or London Victoria via {{stnlink|Ewell East}}. The [[Brighton Main Line]] calls at {{stnlink|Horley}} and {{stnlink| Redhill}} before reaching either London Bridge or London Victoria. {{stnlink|Reigate}} is on the east–west [[North Downs Line]].

Consequently, the towns [[Staines]], [[Woking]], [[Guildford]], [[Walton-on-Thames]], [[Epsom]] and [[Ewell]] and [[Reigate]] and [[Redhill, Surrey|Redhill]], statistically the largest examples,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk |title=Local statistics - Office for National Statistics |website=neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk |access-date=4 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030211201309/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/ |archive-date=11 February 2003 |url-status=live}}</ref> are established [[rapid-transit]] commuter towns for Central London. The above routes have had a stimulative effect. The relative development of Surrey at the time of the [[Beeching cuts]] led to today's retention of numerous other commuter routes except the [[Cranleigh Line]], all with direct services to London, including:
# [[Chertsey Branch Line|Chertsey Line]] linking the first two of the above national routes via {{stnlink|Chertsey}} and {{stnlink| Addlestone}}
# [[New Guildford Line]] via {{stnlink|Claygate}} and {{stnlink| Effingham Junction}} from {{stnlink| Surbiton}}
# [[Hampton Court Branch Line]] to {{stnlink|Hampton Court}} via {{stnlink|Thames Ditton}} from Surbiton
# {{stnlink|Shepperton}} [[Shepperton Branch Line|Branch Line]] via [[Sunbury railway station, Surrey|Sunbury]]
# Ascot to Guildford Line via {{stnlink|Wanborough}}, {{stnlink|Ash}}, into Hampshire via Aldershot and back into Surrey to serve {{stnlink|Frimley}}, {{stnlink|Camberley}} and {{stnlink|Bagshot}}.
# [[Alton Line]] calls at the far southwest Surrey town, {{stnlink|Farnham}}.
# [[Epsom Downs Branch]] from [[Sutton Common railway station|Sutton]] and then Belmont in Greater London to {{stnlink|Banstead}} and {{stnlink|Epsom Downs}}.
# [[Tattenham Corner Branch Line]] calls at {{stnlink|Chipstead}}, {{stnlink|Kingswood}} and {{stnlink|Tadworth}}.
# [[Oxted Line]] calls at {{stnlink|Oxted}} and {{stnlink|Hurst Green}}.
# [[Redhill to Tonbridge Line]] serves {{stnlink|Redhill}} and {{stnlink|Godstone}}.

The only diesel route is the east–west [[North Downs Line]], which runs from Reading via Guildford, {{stnlink|Dorking Deepdene}}, {{stnlink|Reigate}} and Redhill.

The major stations in the county are [[Guildford railway station (Surrey)|Guildford]] (8.0&nbsp;million passengers),<ref name="ror-pass">{{cite web |url=http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/upload/xlsx/station_usage_estimates_1112.xlsx |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130513151827/http://www.rail%2Dreg.gov.uk/upload/xlsx/station_usage_estimates_1112.xlsx |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 May 2013 |title=Rail Regulator Station Usage Estimates |format=XLSX |website=Rail-reg.gov.uk |access-date=24 October 2013}}</ref> [[Woking railway station|Woking]] (7.4&nbsp;million passengers),<ref name="ror-pass"/> [[Epsom railway station|Epsom]] (3.6&nbsp;million passengers),<ref name="ror-pass"/> [[Redhill railway station|Redhill]] (3.6&nbsp;million passengers)<ref name="ror-pass"/> and [[Staines railway station|Staines]] (2.9&nbsp;million passengers).<ref name="ror-pass"/>

=== Air ===
Both [[Heathrow]] (in the [[London Borough of Hillingdon]]) and [[Gatwick]] (in [[Crawley Borough Council|Crawley Borough, West Sussex]]) have a perimeter road in Surrey. [[First Berkshire & The Thames Valley]] operates a [[RailAir]] coach service from Guildford and Woking to Heathrow Airport and there are early-until-late buses to nearby Surrey towns.

[[Fairoaks Airport]] on the edge of Chobham and Ottershaw is {{convert|2.3|mi|km}} from Woking town centre and operates as a private airfield with two training schools and is home to other aviation businesses.

[[Redhill Aerodrome]] is also in Surrey.