Aldershot railway station
Aldershot 
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Aldershot railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Aldershot |
| Local authority | Rushmoor |
| Grid reference | SU866504 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | AHT |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 1.470 million |
| – Interchange |
0.148 million |
| 2012/13 |
1.448 million |
| – Interchange |
 0.149 million |
| 2013/14 |
1.401 million |
| – Interchange |
0.142 million |
| 2014/15 |
1.434 million |
| – Interchange |
0.141 million |
| 2015/16 |
1.465 million |
| – Interchange |
0.139 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 2 May 1870 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Aldershot from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Aldershot railway station is located near the town centre of Aldershot in Hampshire, England. It is on the Alton Line, part of the National Rail network, with train services and station facilities provided by South West Trains.
Aldershot railway station has the three-letter code AHT. This code is used, for example, to locate Aldershot when using National Rail Live Departure Boards. The station's National Location Code (NLC) is 5623. This code is shown on tickets issued by the ticket office. Tickets issued by the ticket vending machine show the location 3130.
Work started on 8 December 2008 to install ticket gates at the station to help combat fare evasion.
The London and South Western Railway opened the station in 1870. It became part of the Southern Railway in the 1923 Grouping. The station then passed to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
Network SouthEast operated and served the station after British Rail Sectorised itself in 1982. South West Trains has operated and served the station since the Privatisation of British Railways in 1996.
Train destinations are normally London Waterloo, Alton, 6 and Ascot.
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