Ash Vale railway station

Ash Vale
Ash Vale railway station
Location
Place	Ash Vale
Local authority	Guildford
Operations
Station code	AHV
Managed by	South West Trains
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	0.395 million
2005/06 *	0.398 million
2006/07 *	0.407 million
2007/08 *	0.472 million
2008/09 *	0.478 million
2009/10 *	0.438 million
History
Opened 2 May 1870 (2 May 1870)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ash Vale from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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Ascot to Guildford Line

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

Ash Vale is a railway station serving the village of Ash Vale in Surrey, England. It is situated at the junction of the London to Alton line and the line from Ascot to Guildford. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South West Trains.

The station is on an embankment and is adjacent to the Basingstoke Canal. The station opened in May 1870 under the name of "North Camp and Ash Vale", changing to its present name on 30 March 1924. The original main station building of the south side had to be demolished due to subsidence, the current replacements dating from 1972.

It is approximately half a mile from Ash Vale to North Camp station on the North Downs Line (the line between Gatwick Airport, Guildford and Reading), a distance passengers are expected to walk to make any connection. Only disabled passengers may argue that to do so would not be "reasonable" - the National Routeing Guide which defines route validity allows for the less able taking circuitous routes at the discretion of staff.

Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 Gallery 4 External links 5 References

History

Opened by the London and South Western 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.

When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the Privatisation of British Railways.

In 1952 the booking clerk at Ash Vale was murdered following a hold-up.

Services

On weekdays, there are trains approximately every 30 minutes between London Waterloo and Alton and between Ascot and Guildford. On Sundays, trains run every 30 minutes between London and Alton and every 60 minutes between Ascot and Guildford.

Train movements in the Ash Vale station area and the junction beyond are controlled by Ash Vale Junction signal box. The signal box, complete with its four residents and cover staff operates 24 hours a day 364 days a year from a traditional signal box on the junction itself.

Passengers awaiting services at Ash Vale towards London or Ascot can check the final destination of the train by referring to the signal at the end of platform 1. If the 5 white directional lights are illuminated, then the train is going towards Ascot; whereas if they are not, then the train is going to London (A red light means the train is not going anywhere at the moment).

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Brookwood		South West Trains Alton Line		Aldershot
Frimley		South West Trains Ascot to Guildford line

Gallery

External links

• Train times and station information for Ash Vale railway station from National Rail

References

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.