▁is ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁Al ton ▁Line , ▁between ▁F arn ham ▁and ▁Al ton . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁and ▁all ▁trains ▁serving ▁it ▁are ▁operated ▁by ▁South ▁Western ▁Railway . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁of ▁Bent ley ▁and ▁the ▁ham let ▁of ▁Is ington ▁are ▁roughly ▁the ▁same ▁distance ▁from ▁the ▁station . ▁ ▁History ▁Bent ley ▁was ▁the ▁northern ▁termin us ▁of ▁the ▁Bent ley ▁and ▁B ordon ▁Light ▁Railway , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁military ▁camp ▁at ▁B ordon . ▁Bu ilt ▁with ▁assistance ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Army , ▁the ▁line ▁closed ▁to ▁passengers ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁( rem aining ▁open ▁to ▁serve ▁traffic ▁to ▁the ▁Long mo or ▁Military ▁Railway ▁in ▁times ▁of ▁emer gency ) ▁and ▁closed ▁to ▁all ▁traffic ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ; ▁the ▁track ▁was ▁lifted ▁later ▁that ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Train ▁Oper ating ▁Comp an ies ▁( AT OC ) ▁issued ▁a ▁report ▁( Connect ing ▁Commun ities : ▁Exp and ing ▁Access ▁to ▁the ▁Rail ▁Network ), ▁which ▁proposed ▁the ▁re inst at ement ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁between ▁Bent ley ▁and ▁B ordon , ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁schemes ▁that ▁are ▁recommended ▁for ▁further ▁consult ation . ▁▁ 1 4 ▁of ▁these ▁are ▁re inst at ements ▁of ▁lines ▁closed ▁in ▁the ▁Be ech ing ▁cut s . ▁ ▁Services ▁Tra ins ▁operate ▁between ▁Al ton ▁and ▁London ▁Water