Ascot railway station (Berkshire)
Ascot railway station serves the town of Ascot in Berkshire, England. It is 28 miles 79 chains (46.7 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by South Western Railway. It is at the junction of the Waterloo to Reading line with the Ascot to Guildford line.
Ascot | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead England |
| Grid reference | SU921682 |
| Managed by | South Western Railway |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | ACT |
| Classification | DfT category C2 |
| Key dates | |
| 4 June 1856 | Opened |
| 1 February 1857 | Renamed Ascot & Sunninghill |
| 10 July 1921 | Renamed Ascot |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 | 1.235 million |
| Interchange | 0.278 million |
| 2019/20 | 1.119 million |
| Interchange | 0.268 million |
| 2020/21 | 0.155 million |
| Interchange | 71,831 |
| 2021/22 | 0.551 million |
| Interchange | 0.176 million |
| 2022/23 | 0.821 million |
| Interchange | 0.225 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
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The station has three active platforms. The London-bound track is a single track with platform faces on either side, both of which are called Platform 1. Until some time prior to 2008, both faces could be used to board London-bound trains, but now only the doors on the ticket office side of the train open with the other side now being fenced off. Platform 2 serves the Reading-bound line, and Platform 3 serves the Guildford line for trains starting and terminating their journeys at Ascot. Where trains are running from London through to Guildford, or vice versa, they use Platform 2. All lines are bi-directional.