Ash railway station
Ash | |
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General information | |
Location | Guildford |
Managed by | South Western Railway |
Platforms | 2 (Originally 4) |
Other information | |
Station code | ASH |
Key dates | |
20 August 1849 | Station opens as Ash |
July 1855 | Name changed to Ash and Aldershot |
September 1858 | Name changed to Aldershot (Ash) |
June 1859 | Name changed to Ash and Aldershot |
June 1863 | Name changed to Ash Junction |
1 December 1926 | Name changed to Ash |
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Ash railway station serves the village of Ash in Surrey, England. The station is served by South Western Railway, who manage the station, and by Great Western Railway. It is situated on the Ascot to Guildford line and the North Downs Line 6+1⁄4 miles (10.1 km) west of Guildford. There is a Level Crossing south-east of the station.
History
Opened by the Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway, then operated by the South Eastern Railway, it became part of the Southern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
The station had four platforms when it was built, which were later reduced to two after the second world war. The other two platforms were placed over where the station car park and the Network Rail offices now stand. The station is 49 miles 18 chains (79.2 km) from Charing Cross (measured via Redhill); platform 1 can accommodate an eight-coach train, but platform 2 only accommodates four coaches. To the east is the former Ash Junction, 48 miles 34 chains (77.9 km) from Charing Cross, where the former route via Tongham left the North Downs Line 35 miles 50 chains (57.3 km) from Waterloo (via Worplesdon and milepost 30+1⁄4 at Guildford).[1]
When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the Privatisation of British Railways.
Services
Regular train destinations are Reading, Redhill, Guildford, Gatwick Airport and Ascot via Aldershot.[2]
Typical off-peak services from Ash Monday - Friday are:
- 2 trains per hour to Guildford (South Western Railway)
- 2 trains per hour to Ascot (South West Trains)
- 1 train per hour to Reading (Great Western Railway)
- 1 train per hour to Redhill (Great Western Railway)
- 5 trains per day to Gatwick Airport (Great Western Railway)
South Western Railway services between Guildford & Ascot are run using 2x2 Class 456. At weekends and at peak time travel some Class 450 are used. The Reading to Redhill & Gatwick Airport service is operated by Class 165 or Class 166 Diesel Multiple Units.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Aldershot | South Western Railway Ascot to Guildford line |
Wanborough | ||
North Camp | Great Western Railway North Downs Line |
Guildford | ||
North Camp | Great Western Railway North Downs Line Limited Service |
Wanborough |
Notes
References
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
External links
- Train times and station information for Ash railway station from National Rail