Ash railway station


Ash railway station[South Eastern Railway (UK)|] 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, from.

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 from ; platform 1 can accommodate an eight-coach train, but platform 2 only accommodates four coaches. To the east is the former Ash Junction, from Charing Cross, where the former route via left the North Downs Line from Waterloo.
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.
Typical off-peak services from Ash Monday - Friday are:
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.