Bagshot railway station

Bagshot railway station serves the village of Bagshot, in the west of Surrey, England. The station, and all trains calling there, are operated by South Western Railway. It is situated on the Ascot to Guildford line, 32 miles 8 chains (51.7 km) from London Waterloo.

Bagshot
General information
Location	Bagshot, Surrey Heath England
Grid reference	SU914636
Managed by	South Western Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BAG
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	18 March 1878
Passengers
2019/20	0.131 million
2020/21	31,562
2021/22	85,444
2022/23	0.104 million
2023/24	0.114 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Bagshot station in April 1962

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 Guildford Road Viaduct Bagshot Tunnel Camberley 35 mi 30 ch 56.93 km Frimley 37 mi 48 ch 60.51 km South West Main Line to Weymouth & Waterloo Mytchett Lake Railway Bridge Alton line to Pirbright Jn Ash Vale Jn 40 mi 57 ch 65.52 km Ash Vale Alton line to Alton

History

The station was opened by the London and South Western Railway, it became part of the Southern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the Privatisation of British Railways.

Services

All services at Bagshot are operated by South Western Railway using Class 450 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service is two trains per hour in each direction between Ascot and Aldershot. During the peak hours, the station is served by two morning services that continue beyond Ascot to London Waterloo via Staines as well two evening services from London Waterloo.

On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly in each direction and eastbound services are extended beyond Aldershot to Guildford.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Ascot		South Western Railway Ascot to Guildford Line		Camberley

References

• 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.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
• Station on navigable O.S. map

External links

• Train times and station information for Bagshot railway station from National Rail