Bagshot railway station

Bagshot railway station serves the village of Bagshot, in the west of Surrey, England. The station, and all trains calling there, are operated by South Western Railway. It is situated on the Ascot to Guildford line, 32 miles 8 chains (51.7 km) from London Waterloo.

Bagshot
LocationBagshot, Surrey Heath
England
Grid referenceSU914636
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBAG
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened18 March 1878
Passengers
2015/16 0.174 million
2016/17 0.160 million
2017/18 0.157 million
2018/19 0.144 million
2019/20 0.131 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Bagshot Station in 1962

History

The station was 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.

Services

Trains operate between Ascot and Aldershot, every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday and on Sundays, services run between Ascot and Guildford. On Mondays to Fridays, there are three trains per day that continue beyond Ascot to London Waterloo in the morning peak period, and two from London in the evening.

Services are run using a four carriage Class 450, which 2 cycles can be carried per train.

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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Station on navigable O.S. map
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Ascot   South Western Railway
Ascot to Guildford line
  Camberley

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