Red Hill and Reigate Road station was opened by the London and Brighton Railway on 12 July 1841.

This was followed on 26 May 1842 by the South Eastern Railway (SER) Red Hill station (later misleadingly renamed 'Reigate').

The current service levels were introduced in May 2018 and represent a considerable improvement in the number of trains to and from London.

[5] In 2020, Network Rail announced that they are planning to upgrade Reigate station, which includes constructing a new 12-carriage bay platform (number 3) on the south side of the station, and extending the existing platform 2 to also accommodate 12-car trains.

[6][7][8] Currently the track layout just east of the station forces Southern to turn its trains around on platform 2, and since this platform is not long enough to accommodate 8-car sets, Southern services to and from Reigate are limited to 4 carriages in length.

[10] The box controls the North Downs Line from Gomshall to Redhill[9] and operates the adjacent level crossing gates.