Ascot to Guildford line

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Ascot to Guildford line
Legend miles/chains from London Waterloo) 28m 79ch Ascot Waterloo to Reading Line 32m 08ch Bagshot 35m 30ch Camberley 37m 48ch Frimley Milepost change South Western Main Line North Camp 32m 38ch Ash Vale North Downs Line Basingstoke Canal Ash Lock Aldershot Trains Reverse Alton Line Ash Wanborough Portsmouth Direct Line, New Guildford Line Guildford Portsmouth Direct Line, North Downs Line

The Ascot to Guildford line is a railway line operated by South West Trains.

The name refers both to a service between Ascot and Guildford and a physical railway line between Ascot to Ash Vale.

Services on this line have to travel over London Waterloo to Alton line to Aldershot and then reverse to travel along North Downs Line at Ash South Junction to reach Guildford.

The line serves the following stations:

• Ascot
• Bagshot
• Camberley
• Frimley
• Ash Vale
• Aldershot
• Ash
• Wanborough
• Guildford

The service makes use of the following distinct lines:

• London Waterloo to Reading line
• London Waterloo to Alton line
• North Downs Line

Contents 1 Infrastructure 1.1 Electrification 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External links

[edit] Infrastructure

Ascot station is located on the line from London Waterloo to Reading, just to the south of the famous racecourse. From here, the service travels a short distance west along the London Waterloo to Reading line to Ascot Junction where it turns south along and travels the full length of the Ascot to Ash Vale branch line. At Ash Vale junction, the service makes use of a section of the London Waterloo to Alton line as far as Aldershot. The service then retraces its route back along the London Waterloo to Alton line towards Ash Vale before joining the North Downs Line via a chord at Ash South Junction for the remainder of the journey to Guildford.

[edit] Electrification

The line is electrified (750v DC third rail).

[edit] See also

• London Waterloo to Reading line
• London Waterloo to Alton line
• North Downs Line

[edit] References

[edit] Further reading

[edit] External links

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