Bid submitted to upgrade Sutton to Epsom Downs rail link

A single-track railway in southwest London could be doubled if plans by Sutton Council get the go-ahead.
The line, which runs between Sutton town centre and Epsom Downs opened in 1865 as a doubled-tracked line, but was cut back to a single track in the early 1980s.
It was built with double-tracks as at the time it opened, it was the closest station to Epsom racecourse, so was very busy on race days. Epsom Downs station at the end of the line was once so busy that it had nine platforms, but then