Ascot to Guildford Line

Ascot to Guildford Line
Overview
Type	Heavy rail, Commuter Rail
System	National Rail
Status	Operational
Locale	South East England
Termini	Ascot Guildford
Stations	8
Operation
Owner	Network Rail
Operator(s)	South West Trains
Rolling stock	Class 450, Class 456
Technical
No. of tracks	1-2
Track gauge	Standard gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

Ascot to Guildford Line

Legend Miles and chains from London Waterloo via various routes 28mi 79ch AscotWaterloo to Reading Line 32mi 08ch Bagshot 35mi 30ch Camberley 37mi 48ch Frimley Mileage change South Western Main Line Alton Line 32mi 38ch Ash Vale North Downs Line File:BSicon ÜWu+r.svg Ash Lock (Basingstoke Canal) 35mi 00ch Aldershot (trains may reverse) Alton Line ǀ Mileage change 49mi 18ch Ash Mileage change 34mi 29ch Wanborough Mileage change Portsmouth Direct Line New Guildford Line 30mi 27ch Guildford North Downs Line Portsmouth Direct Line

The Ascot to Guildford Line is a railway service operated by South West Trains.

The name refers to a service between Ascot and Guildford which shares lines with other services except between Ascot and Ash Vale.

Services on this line have to travel over London Waterloo to Alton line to Aldershot and then reverse to travel along North Downs Line at Ash South Junction to reach Guildford.

The line serves the following stations:

• Ascot
• Bagshot
• Camberley
• Frimley
• Ash Vale
• Aldershot
• Ash
• Wanborough
• Guildford

The service makes use of the following distinct lines:

• Waterloo to Reading Line
• Alton Line
• North Downs Line

Infrastructure

Ascot station is located on the line from London Waterloo to Reading, just to the south of the famous racecourse. From here, the service travels a short distance west along the Waterloo to Reading Line to Ascot Junction. Here it turns south and travels to Ash Vale junction, joining a section of the Alton Line as far as Aldershot. The service then retraces its route back along the Alton Line towards Ash Vale before joining the North Downs Line via a chord at Ash South Junction for the remainder of the journey to Guildford.

The line is single track from just south of Frimley station (and north of the South Western Main Line between Brookwood and Farnborough Main) and Ash Vale Junction.

Electrification

The line is electrified (750 V DC third rail)

Rolling Stock

Full Route

Class 456 EMU trains work the line, with Class 450 Desiros on Sundays, at least 3 450s were in operation on the route on Saturday 14th February 2015. Occasionally, Class 458 trains run on this route, these trains work limited services from Waterloo to Aldershot.

Parts of the route

Class 450 Desiros and sometimes Class 444 Desiros are also seen on the route between Ash Vale & Aldershot while forming Waterloo to Alton via Woking services. Class 165 and Class 166 are also seen on the route between Ash & Guildford while forming Reading to Shalford/Redhill/Gatwick Airport services.

Further reading

South West Trains Website