Ash Green Halt railway station

Ash Green Halt railway station known for a time as Ash Green, served the village of Ash, Surrey in England on the original route of the Alton Line which ran from London via the town of Guildford to the east.

Ash Green Halt
The site of the station in 1990
General information
LocationAsh Green, Guildford
England
Grid referenceSU902501
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
8 October 1849[1][2]Station opens as Ash
December 1876Station renamed Ash Green
September 1891Station renamed Ash
1 October 1895Station renamed Ash Green
1 December 1926Station renamed Ash Green Halt
4 July 1937Station closed
A 1912 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Ash Green Halt railway station

History

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The London and South Western Railway opened the station in 1849 as a halt (request stop) between Guildford railway station and Farnham railway station before the opening of the shorter route with a line off the South West Main Line to the north from London via Aldershot to Farnham. As a result of the 1923 Grouping, the LS&WR became part of the new Southern Railway, which closed Ash Green in 1937.

The station was renamed several times, alternating between Ash and Ash Green, with the suffix added in 1926.

The station building is now a private house, along with the Up platform.[1]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Wanborough   Southern Railway
Alton Line (Tongham branch)
  Tongham

References

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  1. ^ a b Rawlinson, Ralph (20 April 2010). "Station Name: Ash Green Halt". Disused Stations Site Record.
  2. ^ Clark, R.H. Southern Region Record. p. 65.

Sources

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51°14′32″N 0°42′34″W / 51.242283°N 0.709414°W / 51.242283; -0.709414