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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.
It is on the Ascot–Ash Vale line, 35 miles 30 chains (56.9 km) from London Waterloo. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by South Western Railway . Opened in 1878 by the London and South Western Railway (when it was known as Camberley & York Town ), the station gained a second platform fifteen years later when the line ...
The west curve to Farnborough Junction was only traversed from 1 June 1901, by a Waterloo—Ascot—Basingstoke train. It was reduced to Saturdays only in October 1908, and it ran for the last time on 26 December 1914. However the curve was heavily used by special trains during Ascot race week. [15]
Guildford Road Viaduct, Bagshot [1] The Ascot–Ash Vale line is a railway line in Berkshire and Surrey, England.It runs for 11 mi 58 ch (18.9 km) from Ascot station, on the Waterloo–Reading line, to Ash Vale Junction, on the Alton line and immediately to the east of Ash Vale station. [2]
The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by South Western Railway. It is situated on the Ascot to Guildford line, 37 miles 48 chains (60.5 km) from London Waterloo . History
Initial services on the line were 6 trains a day between Waterloo and Reading (2 on Sundays), building up to 14 trains a day (7 on Sunday) by 1928. The line was operated by the L&SWR from the outset, who leased it from the owning company in 1858 for 50% of the gross profits, before purchasing it outright in 1878.
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.
Train destinations are normally London Waterloo, Alton, Guildford, Farnham and Ascot. Trains are usually routed to London Waterloo via Woking with three services in the morning peak scheduled to go the longer, slower route via Ascot (included as part of the normal Aldershot to Ascot service) and two returning via this route in the evening. [2]