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===21st century=== [[File:Coulsdon Town Railway Station (May 2011) (4).JPG|thumb|right|The new station building at {{rws|Coulsdon Town}} in May 2011]] Smitham station was renamed "Coulsdon Town" in May 2011, following a consultation with local residents.<ref>{{cite news |last= Whalley |first= Kirsty |date= 29 September 2010 |title= Refurbished Smitham Station to be renamed Coulsdon Town |work= Your Local Guardian |url= https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/8417792.refurbished-smitham-station-to-be-renamed-coulsdon-town/ |access-date= 6 February 2024 }}</ref> A new building had been constructed at the station the previous year.<ref>{{cite web |title= Green light for new station at Smitham |date= 24 June 2009 |publisher= Network Rail |url= https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/green-light-for-new-station-at-smitham |access-date= 7 January 2024 }}</ref> Under the [[Thameslink Programme]], the Tattenham Corner line was to have been served by 8-car [[British Rail Class 700|Class 700]] trains to destinations north of the [[River Thames]] via {{rws|London Blackfriars}}.{{sfn|"Route Specifications"|2016|pp=105-108}}<ref>{{cite news |last= Stacy |first= Mungo |date= 6 May 2015 |title= Thameslink testing and stabling |work= Rail Engineer |url= https://www.railengineer.co.uk/thameslink-testing-and-stabling/ |access-date= 8 February 2024 }}</ref> However, in late 2017, these plans were altered and the line was dropped from the programme in favour of running Thameslink trains to [[Rainham railway station (Kent)|Rainham]], Kent.<ref>{{cite magazine |title= Southeastern a major beneficiary |date= 23 November 2017 |magazine= Modern Railways |url= https://www.modernrailways.com/article/southeastern-major-beneficiary |access-date= 7 February 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last= Hutchinson |first= Phil |date= 22 February 2018 |title= Building the Thameslink timetable |magazine= Modern Railways |url= https://www.modernrailways.com/article/building-thameslink-timetable |access-date= 7 February 2024 }}</ref> The following May, Southern introduced 10-car trains to the Tattenham Corner line and reduced journey times to London.<ref>{{cite news |last= Johnson |first= Thomas |date= 25 April 2018 |title= The timetable for every single Southern Rail and Thameslink train in Surrey is to change |work= Surrey Live |url= https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/timetable-every-single-southern-rail-14571547 |access-date= 7 February 2024 }}</ref> In 2022, the Sunday service on the route was reduced to a shuttle between Tattenham Corner and Purley, requiring passengers to change trains to continue their journeys to London.<ref>{{cite news |title= More rail cuts coming down the line thanks to Tory Treasury |date= 29 August 2022 |work= Inside Croydon |url= https://insidecroydon.com/2022/08/29/more-rail-cuts-coming-down-the-line-thanks-to-tory-treasury/ |access-date= 7 February 2024 }}</ref>
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