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 | |
| Location | Ash Green, Guildford England |
| Grid reference | SU902501 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 8 October 1849[1][2] | Station opens as Ash |
| December 1876 | Station renamed Ash Green |
| September 1891 | Station renamed Ash |
| 1 October 1895 | Station renamed Ash Green |
| 1 December 1926 | Station renamed Ash Green Halt |
| 4 July 1937 | Station closed |
History
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b Rawlinson, Ralph (20 April 2010). "Station Name: Ash Green Halt". Disused Stations Site Record.
- ^ Clark, R.H. Southern Region Record. p. 65.
Sources
edit- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- "1946 O. S. map" (Map). New Popular Edition Maps.