[3] The station was opened by the London and South Western Railway on 2 May 1870, under the name of "North Camp and Ash Vale" and was given its present name on 30 March 1924.[2]: Fig.

The original main station building on the south side had to be demolished due to subsidence; the current replacement dates from 1972.[2]: Fig.

[9] In 1952 the booking clerk at Ash Vale was murdered following a hold-up by a fellow rail worker.

[10][11] On the evening of 29 August 1990, a Class 421 electric multiple unit working a Guildford to Ascot service derailed at Ash Vale Junction.

All four carriages remained upright; 20 passengers were evacuated by military personnel and escorted to Ash Vale station.