Ash
Ash railway station
General information
Location	Ash, Guildford England
Grid reference	SU899508
Managed by	South Western Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	ASH
Classification	DfT category E
Key dates
20 August 1849	Opened as Ash
July 1855	Renamed Ash and Aldershot
September 1858	Renamed Aldershot (Ash)
June 1859	Renamed Ash and Aldershot
June 1863	Renamed Ash Junction
1 December 1926	Renamed Ash
Passengers
2017/18	0.261 million
Interchange	36,561
2018/19	0.268 million
Interchange	29,975
2019/20	0.246 million
Interchange	21,645
2020/21	67,150
Interchange	7,209
2021/22	0.160 million
Interchange	19,266
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

v t e Ascot–Ash Vale Jn
Legend
Waterloo–Reading line to Reading & Waterloo Ascot 28 mi 79 ch 46.65 km Bagshot 32 mi 08 ch 51.66 km Camberley 35 mi 30 ch 56.93 km Frimley 37 mi 48 ch 60.51 km South West Main Line to Weymouth & Waterloo Alton line to Pirbright Jn Ash Vale Jn 40 mi 57 ch 65.52 km Ash Vale North Downs Line Wokingham Jn–Guildford Aldershot Alton line to Alton

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, 36 miles 34 chains (58.6 km) from London Waterloo.

History

Ash station was opened by the Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway, then operated by the South Eastern Railway. The London and South Western Railway had running powers over this section of line, to North Camp, but it had never used them. After the construction of the direct line from Pirbright Junction, the LSWR built a spur to Aldershot, part of the lines to Alton, enabling its trains to call at Ash station.^[1][2]

The South Eastern Railway 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 where the station car park and 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).^[3]

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 Farnham.^[4]

Typical off-peak services from Ash Monday - Friday are:

• 2 trains per hour to Guildford (South Western Railway)
• 2 trains per hour to Farnham (South Western Railway)
• 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 Class 450. The Reading to Redhill & Gatwick Airport service is operated by Class 165 or Class 166 Diesel Multiple Units.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Aldershot		South Western Railway Ascot to Guildford line		Wanborough
North Camp		Great Western Railway Limited Service
		Great Western Railway North Downs Line		Guildford