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Farncombe railway station
Railway station in Surrey, England
Railway station in Surrey, England
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | Farncombe | ||
| symbol_location | gb | ||
| symbol | rail | ||
| image | Farncombe Railway Station (South), 2007.jpg | ||
| borough | Farncombe, Waverley | ||
| country | England | ||
| coordinates | |||
| grid_name | Grid reference | ||
| grid_position | |||
| manager | South Western Railway | ||
| platforms | 2 | ||
| code | FNC | ||
| classification | DfT category D | ||
| opened | 1897 | ||
| <!--{{Rail pass box | pass_year | 2019/20 | passengers= 0.780 million}}-- |
| {{Rail pass box | pass_year | 2020/21 | passengers= 0.138 million}} |
| {{Rail pass box | pass_year | 2021/22 | passengers= 0.351 million}} |
| {{Rail pass box | pass_year | 2022/23 | passengers= 0.437 million}} |
| {{Rail pass box | pass_year | 2023/24 | passengers= 0.487 million}} |
| {{Rail pass box | pass_year | 2024/25 | passengers= 0.568 million}} |
| footnotes | 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.
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 mi 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.
The main station building has a long, low frontage with in a weak Tudor style. It is built from red brick with ashlar dressings and terminates in gabled pavilions. It has wide platforms, typical of LSWR stations from the era, when the London commuter market was growing rapidly. The footbridge connecting the two platforms is a plate girder. The bridge is decorated with sunflower motifs.
Services
All services at Farncombe are operated by South Western Railway using and EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
- 2 tph to via
- 1 tph to (all stations)
- 1 tph to (all stations except and )
The station is also served by a single evening service to .
Gallery
Farncombe Railway Station, 2007 (2).jpg|Station entrance Farncombe Railway, 2007.jpg|Asymmetrical platforms Farncombe Platforms, 2007.jpg|Looking across to the down platform Farncombe Signal Box, 2007.jpg|Signal box Aldershot, Ash, Shalford, Basingstoke, Guildford & Peasmarsh , Wimbledon RJD 4.jpg|A 1912 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Farncombe railway station
References
References
- Godalming Trust, Memories of Farncombe and Godalming with Supplement (1987), (p12)
- {{NHLE. (8 August 1990)
- Biddle, Gordon. (2011). "Britain's Historic Railway Buildings: A Gazetteer of Structures". Ian Allan.
- {{NRtimes. May 2020. 156
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