Ash Vale railway station

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Ash Vale

Location

Place

Ash Vale

Local authority

Guildford

Operations

Station code

AHV

Managed by

South West Trains

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

0.395 million

2005/06 *

0.398 million

History

Key dates

Opened 2 May 1870

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

* Annual 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.

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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.

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 make the argument 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.

[edit] Services

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