North Camp railway station

North Camp National Rail
North Camp station
Location
Place Ash Vale
Local authority Guildford
Grid reference SU886537
Operations
Station code NCM
Managed by Great Western Railway
Number of platforms 2
DfT category E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2012/13 Increase 0.386 million
2013/14 Increase 0.387 million
2014/15 Increase 0.412 million
2015/16 Decrease 0.397 million
2016/17 Decrease 0.395 million
History
Key dates Opened 1858 (1858)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at North Camp from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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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
Ash Green Halt
Ash Junction
closed December 1960
Wanborough
Guildford
Chalk Tunnel
St Catherine's (Sand) Tunnel
Shalford
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

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.

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)

Coordinates: 51°16′34″N 0°43′52″W / 51.276°N 0.731°W / 51.276; -0.731

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