Sutton and Mole Valley lines via Epsom and Dorking (including the Bookham Branch) is known to commuters as the "Mole Valley Line" – seven out of the 15 stations are in the Surrey district of Mole Valley. The full title "Sutton and Mole Valley Lines" is used for the lines north of Epsom via Sutton. Confusingly, all Southern services that terminate or call at Sutton are branded as "Sutton and Mole Valley Line" services. The lines which form the route include (in order of construction): None of the lines leads directly to a London terminus, but services use the South Western Main Line to access
Mole Valley long periods been under no overall control. Between May 2015 and May 2018, Mole Valley Liberal Democrats gained two council seats in by-elections (Holmwoods June 2015 gain from UKIP, Leatherhead North June 2016 gain from Conservatives), and one Conservative councillor defected to Beare Green Independent (May 2017). The Liberal Democrats then made a net gain of one in May 2018, pushing the Council back into no overall control. However, Conservatives continued to control the administration with the support of the Independents, with three Ashtead Independents becoming members of the Cabinet. The overall composition established in May 2018 is 20 Conservatives,