North Camp
National Rail
North Camp station
General information
LocationAsh Vale, Guildford
England
Grid referenceSU886537
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeNCM
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened1858
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.380 million
2019/20Decrease 0.333 million
2020/21Decrease 59,002
2021/22Increase 0.169 million
2022/23Increase 0.209 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
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

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.[2]

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

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Great Western Railway

References

  1. Southern Region Record by R.H.Clark page 99
  2. Table 148 National Rail timetable, December 2023

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

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