Farncombe railway station
Farncombe  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Farncombe |
| Local authority | Waverley |
| Grid reference | SU976451 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | FNC |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | D |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.593 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.583 million |
| 2006/07 |
 0.639 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.702 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.768 million |
| 2009/10 |
 0.768 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.806 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.827 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.847 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.860 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.871 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1897 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Farncombe from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
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]
The station lies in the centre of Farncombe, a northern suburb of Godalming. Nowadays it is served by South West Trains on the main line from Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour. It would have been served by the old Southern Railway. Farncombe station is staffed most of the time, and has a café on platform 1. As well as the ticket office, Farncombe has two ticket machines, both of them 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. There is a large carpark located by the exit of platform 1, this is pay and display and is open all day, 7 days a week.
Services
The classes of trains that use it are South West Trains class 444s and 450s with occasional freight workings. There are two stopping trains an hour and two fast trains (non-stop) an hour in each direction. These consist of:
2tph to London Waterloo via Woking
1tph to Portsmouth & Southsea (These services do not call at Milford and Witley)
1tph to Haslemere
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guildford | South West Trains Portsmouth Direct Line (stopping services) |
Godalming | ||
Gallery
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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)
External links
- Train times and station information for Farncombe railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 51°11′49″N 0°36′18″W / 51.197°N 0.605°W