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==Transport== ===Roads=== The [[A24 road (England)|A24]] Londonβ[[Worthing]] and the [[A25 road|A25]] Guildfordβ[[Sevenoaks]] roads intersect at Deepdene Roundabout on the eastern side of Dorking. The one-way system in the town centre was introduced in 1968.<ref name=Jackson_1991_pp95-97>{{harvnb|Ettinger|Jackson|Overell|1991|pp=95β97}}</ref> ===Railways=== [[File:Dorking station and signal box (geograph-158885-cropped).jpg|thumb|Dorking railway station and signal box]] The [[Sutton and Mole Valley lines|Epsom-Horsham]] and [[North Downs Line|Guildford-Reigate]] railway lines cross to the northeast of Dorking, but there is now no physical connection between the two.<ref name=Dorkings_Railways_27-28/> The town is served by three railway stations. {{rws|Dorking||Dorking station}} is managed by [[Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway)|Southern]] and is served by trains to {{stn|London Victoria}} via {{rws|Sutton|London}}, to {{stn|London Waterloo}} via {{stn|Wimbledon}} and to {{rws|Horsham}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.southernrailway.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/station-information/stations/dorking-main |title=Dorking (Main) |author=<!--Not stated--> |publisher=Southern Railway |access-date=31 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102020/https://www.southernrailway.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/station-information/stations/dorking-main |url-status=live}}</ref> {{rws|Dorking Deepdene}} and {{rws|Dorking West}} stations are managed by [[Great Western Railway (train operating company)|Great Western Railway]] and are served by trains to {{rws|Reading}} via {{rws|Guildford}} and to {{rws|Gatwick Airport}} via {{rws|Redhill}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gwr.com/plan-journey/stations-and-routes/dorking-deepdene |title=Dorking (Deepdene) |author=<!--Not stated--> |publisher=Great Western Railway |access-date=31 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102018/https://www.gwr.com/plan-journey/stations-and-routes/dorking-deepdene |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gwr.com/plan-journey/stations-and-routes/dorking-west |title=Dorking West |author=<!--Not stated--> |publisher=Great Western Railway |access-date=31 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102018/https://www.gwr.com/plan-journey/stations-and-routes/dorking-west |url-status=live}}</ref> ===Buses=== Route 32 from Dorking to Guildford via [[Shere]] and to [[Redhill, Surrey|Redhill]] via [[Earlswood]] is run by Compass Bus.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/7738/32-Compass-260920.pdf |title=32: Guildford β Dorking β Strood Green β Redhill |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=26 September 2020 |publisher=Surrey County Council |access-date=31 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102011/https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/7738/32-Compass-260920.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> Route 93 from Dorking to [[Horsham]] via Goodwyns and Holmwood Park is run by [[Metrobus (South East England)|Metrobus]] on behalf of Surrey County Council.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://assets.goaheadbus.com/media/cms_page_media/2020/8/27/BUS_TIMES_FROM_1ST_SEPT_2020_Route_93_for_website_Proof_7_with_closed.pdf |title=93: Horsham β Warnham β Capel β Goodwyns |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1 September 2020 |publisher=GoAhead Bus |access-date=31 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102012/https://assets.goaheadbus.com/media/cms_page_media/2020/8/27/BUS_TIMES_FROM_1ST_SEPT_2020_Route_93_for_website_Proof_7_with_closed.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> Route 465 from Dorking to [[Kingston upon Thames]] via Leatherhead is run by [[London United Busways|London United]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.londonbusroutes.net/times/465.pdf |title=465: Dorking β Leatherhead β Kingston |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=16 March 2015 |publisher=London Bus Routes |access-date=31 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102014/http://www.londonbusroutes.net/times/465.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> Routes 21 (Epsom β Dorking β [[Crawley]]) and 22 (Shere β Dorking β Crawley) are run by Metrobus.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/buses-and-other-transport/bus-timetables/dorking-leatherhead-epsom-and-banstead#22 |title=Banstead, Epsom, Dorking and Leatherhead bus timetables |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=16 December 2020 |publisher=Surrey County Council |access-date=31 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102015/https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/buses-and-other-transport/bus-timetables/dorking-leatherhead-epsom-and-banstead#22 |url-status=live}}</ref> ===Cycle routes=== [[File:The Cycle Race Sculpture (geograph 6046287).jpg|thumb|Sculpture of two racing cyclists at the Pixham End roundabout, where the Surrey Cycleway and National Cycle Route 22 meet.]] [[National Cycle Route 22]] passes through the town centre<ref name="Route 22">{{cite web |url=https://www.sustrans.org.uk/find-a-route-on-the-national-cycle-network/route-22 |title=Route 22 |publisher=Sustrans |access-date=31 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102025/https://www.sustrans.org.uk/find-a-route-on-the-national-cycle-network/route-22 |url-status=live}}</ref> and the Surrey Cycleway runs to the east.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/132001/Surrey-Cycleway-Map-updated-July-2019.pdf |title=The Surrey Cycleway |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=7 July 2019 |publisher=Surrey County Council |access-date=3 September 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102017/https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/132001/Surrey-Cycleway-Map-updated-July-2019.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> ===Long distance footpaths=== The [[Greensand Way]], a {{cvt|108|mi|km|adj=on}} [[long-distance trail|long-distance footpath]] from [[Haslemere]], Surrey to [[Hamstreet]], [[Kent]], passes through the south of Dorking.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/culture-and-leisure/countryside/walking/long-walks/the-greensand-way-long-distance-route |title=The Greensand Way long distance route |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=17 December 2020 |publisher=Surrey County Council |access-date=31 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102023/https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/culture-and-leisure/countryside/walking/long-walks/the-greensand-way-long-distance-route |url-status=live}}</ref> The route approaches the town centre from the east, passing over The Nower, then crossing the junction between South Street and Horsham Road. It climbs through the Glory Wood, before crossing Deepdene Terrace.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/29464/GSW-Map-Six.pdf |title=the Greensand Way: Broadmoor to Deepdene |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=12 May 2016 |publisher=Surrey County Council |access-date=31 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102015/https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/29464/GSW-Map-Six.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[North Downs Way]], between [[Farnham]] and [[Dover]], passes approximately {{cvt|1000|yd|km|0}} to the north of Dorking.<ref>{{harvnb|Curtis|Walker|2007|p=47}}</ref> Dorking station is the southern terminus of the [[Mole Gap Trail]], which starts at {{rws|Leatherhead||Leatherhead station}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalparks.gov.uk/bw/walk_surrey-hills.pdf |title=Mole Gap Trail |date=5 October 2011 |work=Diamonds in the Landscape |publisher=Natural England |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930165949/http://www.nationalparks.gov.uk/bw/walk_surrey-hills.pdf |archive-date=30 September 2011 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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