North Camp railway station

Last updated

12 mile (0.8 km) from Ash Vale station on the Alton line. [1]

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. [2]

Services

All services at North Camp are operated by Great Western Railway using Class 165 and 166 DMUs.

The typical off-peak service is two trains per hour in each direction between Reading and Gatwick Airport via Guildford. During the late evenings, the service is reduced to hourly in each direction. [3]

On Sundays, only one eastbound train per hour runs to Gatwick Airport, with one train per hour running only as far as Redhill.

North Camp
National Rail logo.svg
North Camp Station platform 1.jpg
North Camp station
General information
Location Ash Vale, Guildford
England
Grid reference SU886537
Managed by Great Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeNCM
Classification DfT category E
History
Opened1858
Passengers
2019/20Decrease2.svg 0.333 million
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Ash
Great Western Railway

References

  1. Roberts, Stephen; Pritchard, Robert (January 2014). "The Alton Branch". Today's Railways UK. No. 145. pp. 42–45.
  2. Southern Region Record by R.H.Clark page 99
  3. Table 148 National Rail timetable, December 2023

51°16′34″N0°43′52″W / 51.276°N 0.731°W / 51.276; -0.731