North Camp railway station

North Camp railway station is situated in the civil parish of Ash in Surrey, England. It takes its name from the nearby North Camp area of Farnborough, Hampshire.

North Camp
North Camp station
General information
Location	Ash Vale, Guildford England
Grid reference	SU886537
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	NCM
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	1858
Passengers
2019/20	0.333 million
2020/21	59,002
2021/22	0.169 million
2022/23	0.209 million
2023/24	0.226 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station is managed by Great Western Railway, who provide services on the North Downs Line from Reading to Guildford, Redhill and Gatwick Airport. It is staffed on a part-time basis (mornings/early afternoons, Mon-Sat) and has a level crossing at the Reading end.

The station is about 1⁄2 mile (0.8 km) from Ash Vale station on the Alton line.^[1]

History

The station opened in 1858 as North Camp, Aldershot. It was renamed Aldershot Camp in 1863, Aldershot (North Camp) in 1879, Aldershot (North Camp) & South Farnborough in June 1910, Aldershot North in July 1923 before receiving its present name in March 1924.^[2]

Services

All services at North Camp are operated by Great Western Railway using Class 165 and 166 DMUs.

The typical off-peak service is two trains per hour in each direction between Reading and Gatwick Airport via Guildford. During the late evenings, the service is reduced to hourly in each direction.^[3]

On Sundays, only one eastbound train per hour runs to Gatwick Airport, with one train per hour running only as far as Redhill.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Ash		Great Western Railway North Downs Line		Farnborough North

Gallery

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  A 1912 Railway Clearing House map of lines around North Camp railway station
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