North Camp railway station

North Camp railway station is situated in the civil parish of Ash in Surrey, England. It takes its name from the nearby North Camp area of Farnborough, Hampshire.

North Camp
North Camp station
LocationAsh Vale, Guildford
England
Grid referenceSU886537
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeNCM
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened1858
Passengers
2015/16 0.397 million
2016/17 0.395 million
2017/18 0.378 million
2018/19 0.380 million
2019/20 0.333 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
North Downs Line
Reading
Reading Southern
Earley
Winnersh Triangle
Winnersh
Wokingham
Crowthorne
Sandhurst
Blackwater
Farnborough North
North Camp LC
North Camp
Aldershot
Farnham JunctionAsh
Tongham
A323 road
Ash Green Halt
Ash Junction
closed December 1960
Wanborough
Guildford
Chalk Tunnel
St Catherine's (Sand) Tunnel
Shalford
A248 road
Chilworth LC
Chilworth
Brook LC
Burrows Lane LC
Gomshall
Westcott Range Halt
Dorking West
Dorking Deepdene
Dorking
link closed 1946
Brockham LC
Betchworth
Buckland LC
Reigate
Redhill

The station is managed by Great Western Railway, who provide services on the North Downs Line from Reading to Guildford, Redhill and Gatwick Airport. It is staffed on a part-time basis (mornings/early afternoons, Mon-Sat) and has a level crossing at the Reading end.

Ash Vale

The station is less than half a mile (one kilometre)'s walk from Ash Vale station (on the Ascot to Guildford line). These railway lines cross but otherwise have no proper interchange. This is because they were constructed by two independent railway companies who did not think it necessary to provide an interchange.

History

The station opened in 1858 as North Camp, Aldershot. It was renamed Aldershot Camp in 1863, Aldershot (North Camp) in 1879, Aldershot (North Camp) & South Farnborough in June 1910, Aldershot North in July 1923 before receiving its present name in March 1924.[1]

Services

Great Western Railway provide two services per hour between Reading and Redhill, one stopping service and one semi-fast. The latter continues through to/from Gatwick Airport, whilst a few peak hour trains also terminate/start at Shalford. On Sundays there is an hourly service each way between Reading and Gatwick Airport.[2] As of 1 January 2018, a 1/2 Hourly Sunday service interval was introduced between Reading and Redhill, with one train per hour going forward to Gatwick Airport

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Farnborough North   Great Western Railway
North Downs Line
  Ash

References

  1. Southern Region Record by R.H.Clark page 99
  2. GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 148 (Network Rail)

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