Farnham railway station

Farnham
Location	Farnham, Waverley England
Grid reference	SU844465
Managed by	South Western Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	FNH
Classification	DfT category C2
History
Opened	8 October 1849
Passengers
2016/17	1.621 million
Interchange	865
2017/18	1.563 million
Interchange	853
2018/19	1.563 million
Interchange	1,006
2019/20	1.548 million
Interchange	25,340
2020/21	0.274 million
Interchange	6,252
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

A 1912 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Farnham railway station

Farnham railway station serves the town of Farnham in Surrey, England.

Train services are provided by South Western Railway, with direct trains running to Guildford, Aldershot, Alton, Woking, Surbiton, Clapham Junction and London Waterloo.

Trains are formed of modern electric multiple units. Steam trains and freight trains are seen quite often, travelling from/to the Watercress Line and Holybourne oil terminal.

There is a buffet in the booking hall selling newspapers, hot and cold beverages, confectionery, snacks, hot food and tobacco products.

The station parking has been expanded with an additional 134 spaces with the addition of a dual level car park facility, including additional lighting, security cameras and improved entrance.^[1]

History[]

The station was opened on 8 October 1849, on a route from Guildford via Ash Green and Tongham.^[2] The line from Aldershot station opened in 1870 and was electrified on 4 July 1937. Passenger services via Ash Green Halt and Tongham ceased on the same date.

Farnham station in fiction[]

Sherlock Holmes[]

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson travelled by train to Farnham in "The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist". Holmes said, "A beautiful neighbourhood and full of the most interesting associations. You remember, Watson, that it was near there that we took Archie Stamford, the forger."

Watson recounted, "We had ascertained from the lady that she went down upon the Monday by the train which leaves Waterloo at 9.50, so I started early and caught the 9:13." He did this on Monday, 25 April 1895. Holmes himself travelled to Farnham the next day, returning to Baker Street "late in the evening with a cut lip and a discoloured lump upon his forehead, besides a general air of dissipation which would have made his own person the fitting object of a Scotland Yard investigation".

Sherlock Holmes, as a young boy, also lives in the Farnham area with his aunt and uncle in Andrew Lane's Young Sherlock Holmes series of books. The station features prominently as Holmes, his friend, and his tutor often travel by train to London Waterloo when they are going to visit Holmes's brother Mycroft Holmes.

Services[]

The typical off-peak service (Monday to Saturday) from the station is of two trains per hour to London Waterloo, and two per hour to Alton. There are also two trains per hour to Guildford.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Aldershot		South Western Railway Alton Line		Bentley
		South Western Railway Farnham to Guildford Monday to Saturday only		Terminus
Terminus		South Western Railway Bordon SWR Coach Link (bus)		Bordon

Buses[]

Stagecoach Buses routes 5; 17; 18; 19; and 46 serve the station.

References[]

External links[]

• Train times and station information for Farnham railway station from National Rail

Coordinates: 51°12′43″N 0°47′31″W / 51.212°N 0.792°W / 51.212; -0.792