Gatwick Airport railway station is on the Brighton Main Line in West Sussex, England. It serves Gatwick Airport, 26 miles 47 chains (42.8 km) down the line from London Bridge via Redhill. The platforms are about 70 metres (230 ft) to the east of the airport's South Terminal, with the ticket office above the platforms and station entrances and exits directly connected to the terminal. The station is also connected to the airport's North Terminal by the Airport Shuttle people-mover. Gatwick Airport is the busiest station in South East England region (which excludes London) as of the 2023-24 usage statistics. There have been two stations at Gatwick, sited about 0.85 miles (1.37 km) from each other. It is the busiest station in both West Sussex and South East England, and the sixth busiest station in the UK outside of London.
The first railway station, Gatwick, opened in September 1891. In 1946, it was renamed Gatwick Racecourse, to reflect its association with the neighbouring Gatwick Racecourse, but fell out of use for a decade after the opening of Tinsley Green station, which was renamed Gatwick Airport in September 1935. The stations had a reversal of fortunes in the 1950s as a result of a government decision to expand and develop the Beehive airport terminal into London's second airport. Gatwick Racecourse station was rebuilt to serve Gatwick Airport, and is integrated into its terminal. On 27 May 1958, the rebuilt station, which took over the name Gatwick Airport, was opened in conjunction with a regular train service; and services to Tinsley Green were discontinued. This made Gatwick Airport railway station the first in the UK to directly serve an airport.
Train services are provided by Southern, Gatwick Express, Thameslink and Great Western Railway. When viewed from the air (or in satellite imagery), the station's British Rail logo etched on the roof is visible. Between late 2010 and early 2014, new facilities were built at the station, among them platform 7; infrastructure was renewed and the concourse was refurbished. The station was one of 18 managed by Network Rail, but, in 2012, management was transferred to Southern. In May 2018, the station was named as the second-least popular major station in the UK.
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| Year | Entry/Exit | Interchange |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 11042354 | 1212336 |
| 2017 | 11252494 | 1188101 |
| 2016 | 5818056 | 1281095 |
| 2015 | 5500415 | 1045982 |
| 2014 | 5076099 | 1165977 |
| 2013 | 4744376 | 1160927 |
| 2012 | 4687511 | 1119424 |
| 2011 | 4110373 | 1135544 |
| 2010 | 4072699 | 1106200 |
| 2009 | 3442429 | 927900 |
| 2008 | 3974118 | 932229 |
| 2007 | 3292794 | 963561 |
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| Month | Total Crime | Antisocial Behaviour | Theft from Person | Bicycle Theft | Shoplifting | Robbery | Burglary | Other Theft | Vehicle Crime | Drugs | Weapons | Public Order | Criminal Damage & Arson | Violent Crime | Other Crime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2018 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October 2018 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2018 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| August 2018 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| July 2018 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| June 2018 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| May 2018 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| April 2018 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March 2018 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| February 2018 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| January 2018 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| December 2017 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| November 2017 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| October 2017 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| September 2017 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| August 2017 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| July 2017 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| June 2017 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2017 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| April 2017 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| March 2017 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| February 2017 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| January 2017 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| December 2016 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| November 2016 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October 2016 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| September 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August 2016 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| July 2016 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 2016 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| May 2016 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| April 2016 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| January 2016 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| December 2015 | 30 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| November 2015 | 40 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| October 2015 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 2015 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| August 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| November 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| November 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |