Ash railway station serves the village of Ash in Surrey,

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. 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

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, from .

History

Ash station was opened by the Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway, then operated by the South Eastern Railway. The

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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.R A Williams, ''The London and South Western Railway: volume 2: Growth and Consolidation'', David and Charles, Newton Abbot, 1973, ISBN 0 7153 5940 1, pages 72 and 73H P White, ''A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: volume II: Southern England'', Phoenix House, London, 1961, pages 129 and 130 The South Eastern Railway became part of the Southern Railway during the

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of 1923. The station then passed on to the

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on nationalisation in 1948. The station had four platforms when it was built, which were later reduced to two after the

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. The other two platforms were where the station car park and Network Rail offices now stand. The station is from (measured via ); 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

from Waterloo (via and milepost at ). When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by

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until the

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ways.

Services

Regular train destinations are

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, Redhill, Guildford,

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and Farnham.GB eNRT 2015-16 Edition, Tables 148 & 149 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

( Great Western Railway) * 1 train per hour to Redhill ( Great Western Railway) * 5 trains per day to ( 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.

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References

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Station on navigable O.S. map

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ash Railway Station Railway stations in Surrey DfT Category E stations Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1849 Railway stations served by Great Western Railway Railway stations served by South Western Railway 1849 establishments in England