Camberley railway station

Camberley railway station is in the town of Camberley in Surrey, England. It is on the Ascot to Guildford 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 through here was doubled. The route was electrified (on the third rail system at 650 volts DC) by the Southern Railway on 1 January 1939.[1]

Camberley
Location
Place	Camberley
Local authority	Surrey Heath
Grid reference	SU875604
Operations
Station code	CAM
Managed by	South Western Railway
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	D
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	0.460 million
2015/16	0.472 million
2016/17	0.446 million
2017/18	0.415 million
2018/19	0.392 million
History
Key dates	Opened 1878 (1878)
National Rail – UK railway stations
Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Camberley from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

Ascot–Ash Vale Jn
Waterloo–Reading line to Reading & Waterloo Ascot 28 mi 79 ch 46.65 km Bagshot 32 mi 08 ch 51.66 km Camberley 35 mi 30 ch 56.93 km Frimley 37 mi 48 ch 60.51 km South Western main line to Weymouth & Waterloo Alton line to Pirbright Jn Ash Vale Jn 40 mi 57 ch 65.52 km Ash Vale North Downs Line Wokingham Jn–Guildford Aldershot Alton line to Alton

The station was completely rebuilt in 1975.

Services

Camberley is served by trains between Ascot and Aldershot; these operate every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday, and on Sundays, services run between Ascot and Guildford. On Mondays to Fridays, there are three trains per day that continue beyond Ascot to London Waterloo in the morning peak period, and two from London in the evening. At other times, passengers are required to change at either Ascot or Ash Vale to reach London.[2]

Services are run using a four carriage Class 450, which 2 cycles can be carried per train.

Notes

1. Body, p.36
2. GB eNRT 2015-16 Edition, Table 149 (Network Rail)

References

• Body, G. (1984), PSL Field Guides - Railways of the Southern Region, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Cambridge. ISBN 0-85059-664-5

External links

Media related to Camberley railway station at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Bagshot		South Western Railway Ascot to Guildford line		Frimley