Farncombe railway station
Location | Farncombe, Waverley England |
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Coordinates | 51°11′49″N 0°36′18″W / 51.197°N 0.605°WCoordinates: 51°11′49″N 0°36′18″W / 51.197°N 0.605°W |
Grid reference | SU976451 |
Managed by | South Western Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | FNC |
Classification | DfT category D |
History | |
Opened | 1897 |
Passengers | |
2016/17 | 0.885 million |
2017/18 | 0.862 million |
2018/19 | 0.869 million |
2019/20 | 0.780 million |
2020/21 | 0.138 million |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Farncombe railway station opened in 1897 as a minor stop on the Portsmouth Direct Line between Guildford and Godalming, England. It is said to have been built at the instigation of General Sir Frederick Marshall, a director of the London and South Western Railway Company, who lived nearby at Broadwater.[1]
Location and facilities[]
The station lies in the centre of Farncombe, a northern suburb of Godalming. Nowadays it is served by South Western Railway on the line from Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour, 33.5 miles (53.9 km) from Waterloo. Farncombe station is staffed most of the time, and has a café on platform 1. There are two full barrier level crossings at Farncombe, one at each end of the station. The two platforms are connected by an old, metal, bridge. The main station buildings, along with the footbridge are Grade II listed.[2]
Services[]
All services at Farncombe are operated by South Western Railway using Class 444 and 450 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]
- 2 tph to London Waterloo via Guildford
- 1 tph to Haslemere (all stations)
- 1 tph to Portsmouth & Southsea (all stations except Milford and Witley)
The station is also served by a single evening service to Southampton Central.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Guildford | South Western Railway Portsmouth Direct Line
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Godalming |
Gallery[]
Station entrance
Asymmetrical platforms
Looking across to the down platform
Signal box
A 1912 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Farncombe railway station
References[]
- ^ Godalming Trust, Memories of Farncombe and Godalming with Supplement (1987), (p12)
- ^ Historic England (8 August 1990). "Farncombe railway station with attached footbridge former railway station building (Grade II) (1293480)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ Table 156 National Rail timetable, May 2020
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Farncombe railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Farncombe railway station from National Rail
- Railway stations in Surrey
- Former London and South Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1897
- Railway stations served by South Western Railway
- Grade II listed buildings in Surrey