A "HAPPY" teenager died on Monday night when he fell from a platform at Horley railway station and was electrocuted on the tracks.
The boy, named locally as 15-year-old Jesse Quincey, was declared dead at the scene.
His friends paid fond tribute to the "joker", who was waiting for a train to Redhill after spending the evening in Horley.
Emergency services were called to the Victoria Road station at 8.25pm but could do nothing to help Jesse, who had apparently fallen from the platform and come into contact with a live rail.
His friend Trent Reed, 16, said: "He was here with us [that] night.
"It was just a usual night and we were chatting and stuff."
He added: "I just can't get my head around it.
"He was with us one minute and gone the next."
Trent said Jesse, who had moved from Horley to Redhill, had had a "hard life" but was happy, funny and a joker.
He added: "You never saw him without a smile on his face."
The mother of one of Jesse's friends said: "It's absolutely heartbreaking.
"He was in my house [that] night and he was the same old Jesse.
"He had an outstanding personality and he was always there for his friends to talk to. He was always laughing.
"Despite everything he had been through in his life, I have never seen that boy sad."
A touching memorial to Jesse, featuring flowers, cards and a bottle of Dr Pepper, had already been set up at Horley station on Tuesday.
One message read: "To Jesse, my baby cousin. Rest in peace xoxox.
"Your gone now but not forever, you're always going to be in my heart Jesse. Your my cousin, my brother, my best friend and I love you so much.
Another said: "Dear Jesse, I am so sorry baby. Love you always and forever."
Police, paramedics and the air ambulance crew all raced to the station following the incident and electricity had to be turned off to allow staff to approach the scene.
Officers have not yet officially identified the boy.
British Transport Police spokesman Kelly Smale said: "At this stage, officers believe there are no suspicious circumstances and the incident appears to have been the result of a tragic accident."
The death has stunned the Horley community.
Writing on a Horley Facebook page on Wednesday, Karen Beckett said: "Was really hoping it was not anything serious when I saw a post yesterday.
"My heart goes out to his family and friends."
And Clare Souter posted that she had seen so many emergency vehicles at the scene that she thought it might be some sort of training exercise.
"So sad to hear, so tragic," she added
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact British Transport Police on 0800 405040.
