Ash railway station

Ash railway station serves the village of Ash, in Surrey, England. The station is served by South Western Railway, which manages the station, and by Great Western Railway. It is situated on the Ascot to Guildford line and the North Downs Line, from.

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.
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 from ; platform 1 can accommodate an eight-coach train, but platform 2 only accommodates four coaches. To the west is the former Ash Junction, from Charing Cross, where the former route via left the North Downs Line from London Waterloo.
When sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the privatisation of British Rail.
Construction of a new road bridge to replace the A323 level crossing at the south-eastern end of the station, began in September 2023.

The typical off-peak service is:

Two trains per hour in each direction between and via, operated by South Western Railway
One train per hour in each direction between and via Guildford, operated by Great Western Railway. During peak hours, the service is increased to two trains per hour in each direction.