Farnham railway station
Farnham Waverley England | |
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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 | |
2018/19 | 1.563 million |
Interchange | 1,006 |
2019/20 | 1.548 million |
Interchange | 25,340 |
2020/21 | 0.274 million |
Interchange | 6,252 |
2021/22 | 0.931 million |
Interchange | 16,977 |
2022/23 | 1.203 million |
Interchange | 21,176 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Farnham railway station serves the town of Farnham in Surrey, England.
Train services are provided by
Trains are formed of
There is a buffet in the booking hall selling
The station parking has been expanded with the addition of a dual level car park facility, including better lighting, security cameras and improved entrance.[1]
History
The station was opened on 8 October 1849, on a route from
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Tongham | British Railways Southern Region Tongham Railway |
Terminus |
Farnham station in fiction
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes, as a young boy, also lived in the Farnham area with his aunt and uncle in
Services
All services at Farnham are operated by South Western Railway using Class 450 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]
- 2 tph to London Waterloo via Woking
- 2 tph to Alton
- 2 tph to Guildford
The station is also served by two early morning services to London Waterloo that run via Ascot and Staines instead of Woking.
On Sundays, the service to Guildford do not run and the services between London Waterloo and Alton are reduced to hourly.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Aldershot | Alton Line
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Bentley | ||
South Western Railway
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Terminus |
Buses
Stagecoach Buses routes 5; 17; 18; 19; and 46 serve the station.
References
- ^ Neal, Charlotte (2 November 2016). "Commuters may find it easier to park at revamped Farnham station". SurreyLive. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Basingstoke Railway History in Maps". Christopher Tolley. 2001. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ Table 149, 155 National Rail timetable, December 2023
External links
- Train times and station information for Farnham railway station from National Rail