North Camp is a stop on the North Downs Line in Surrey between
Farnborough North and
Ash.
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A GWR DMU prepares to depart for Redhill
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| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail
(North Downs Line) |
| Station code: |
NCM |
| Opened: |
1858 |
| Platforms: |
2 |
The station was opened as
North Camp, Aldershot named after the nearby North Camp area of Farnborough. The station has changed name a number of times over the years. It was renamed
Aldershot Camp in 1863, then to
Aldershot (North Camp) in 1879. In 1910 the name was changed to
Aldershot (North Camp) & South Farnborough, in 1923 this shortened to
Aldershot (North). However, the following year the name was changed again to
North Camp and it has remained unchanged ever since!
The station goods yard was removed in 1969 but the station building, which was reputedly designed by Lord Kitchener [1], remains in place though nowadays is used by a dental practice. The station is managed by GWR who provide up to two services an hour in each direction between
Reading and
Redhill.
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Level crossing at the end of the platforms
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View down the platform
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Very faded station sign still showing traces of Network South East
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Main station building
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[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Reading to Guildford (Middleton Press, 1988) Fig. 73
