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Ascot railway station serves the town of Ascot in Berkshire, England. It is 28 miles 79 chains (46.7 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by South Western Railway. It is at the junction of the Waterloo to Reading line with the Ascot to Guildford line. The station has three active platforms.
On Thursday 16 June 1859 a special train from Ascot ran into the back of another special train at Virginia Water. No fatalities or injuries were caused but "many persons sustained damage in dress, but not, it is believed, in person." [7] On Saturday 13 August 1859 a train derailed at Feltham due to excessive speed and poor track condition. [8]
The 2006 Network Rail South West Main Line Route Utilisation Strategy recommended building an extended section of double track from Chard Junction to Axminster, and a passing loop at Whimple. However, Network Rail's 2008 Route Plan [7] was silent on the Whimple loop. The Axminster Loop is centred on Axminster station, and does not extend to ...
The Ascot–Ash Vale line is an 11-mile-58-chain (18.9 km) railway line in Berkshire and Surrey, England. It runs from Ascot station, on the Waterloo–Reading line, to Ash Vale, on the Alton line. There are intermediate stations at Bagshot, Camberley and Frimley, all three of which are in the Borough of Surrey Heath.
Single two-car units were often used between Ascot and Guildford/Reading, requiring only a four-coach train from Waterloo. A peculiar rush-hour working was the 5.37 pm Waterloo - Woking service, which ran via Richmond, Ascot, Camberley and around the Sturt Lane spur to Brookwood and Woking. [21]
The typical off-peak service is two trains per hour in each direction between Ascot and Aldershot. During the peak hours, the station is served by two morning services that continue beyond Ascot to London Waterloo via Staines as well two evening services from London Waterloo.
As a result, the Class 444 inherited the Waterloo–Weymouth route and the Class 450 took over some Portsmouth Harbour services, while the Class 442 units went into storage at Eastleigh. From 2008 to 2017, [ 48 ] Southern leased these trains for its Gatwick Express service and operated them on services from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport ...
Trains from Weybridge (left) and Reading (right) await departure for London Waterloo at Virginia Water. All services at Virginia Water are operated by South Western Railway. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: [1] 4 tph to London Waterloo (2 of these are stopping services via Hounslow and 2 are semi-fast via Richmond) 2 tph to ...