 To the east is the former Ash Junction, from Charing Cross, where the former route via left the North Downs Line from Waterloo (via and milepost at ).When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Network SouthEast 
until the Privatisation of British Railways.Regular train destinations are Reading, Redhill, Guildford, Gatwick Airport and Farnham.