General information | |
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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 | |
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 South Western Railway,with direct trains running to Guildford,Aldershot,Alton,Woking,Surbiton,Clapham Junction and London Waterloo.
Trains are formed of Class 450 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 the addition of a dual level car park facility,including better lighting,security cameras and improved entrance. [1]
The station was opened on 8 October 1849,on a route from Guildford via Ash Green Halt 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.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Tongham | British Railways Southern Region Tongham Railway | Terminus |
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.
Sherlock Holmes,as a young boy,also lived 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.
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]
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 | South Western Railway | Bentley | ||
South Western Railway
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Stagecoach Buses routes 5; 17; 18; 19; and 46 serve the station.
Guildford railway station is at one of three main railway junctions on the Portsmouth Direct Line and serves the town of Guildford in Surrey, England. It is 30 miles 27 chains down the line from London Waterloo via Woking.
Virginia Water railway station serves the village of Virginia Water, in Surrey, England. It is 23 miles 15 chains (37.3 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by South Western Railway.
Aldershot railway station is located near the town centre of Aldershot in Hampshire, England. It is 35 miles (56 km) down the line from London Waterloo. It is on the Alton Line, part of the National Rail network, with train services and station facilities provided by South Western Railway.
The Alton line is a railway line in Hampshire and Surrey, England, operated by South Western Railway as a relatively long branch of the South West Main Line.
Woking railway station is a major stop in Woking, England, on the South West Main Line used by many commuters. It is 24 miles 27 chains (39.2 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The station is managed by South Western Railway, who operate all trains serving it.
Liphook railway station serves the large village of Liphook, in Hampshire, England. It is on the Portsmouth Direct Line, 46 miles 67 chains (75.4 km) down the line from London Waterloo via Woking. The station is managed by South Western Railway, who operate all trains serving it.
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Walton-on-Thames railway station is at the southern edge of the town of Walton-on-Thames in Surrey, England and borders Burwood Park, Hersham. It is 17 miles 6 chains (27.5 km) from London Waterloo and is situated between Hersham and Weybridge.
Ash Vale is a railway station serving the village of Ash Vale in Surrey, England. It is situated at the junction of the London to Alton line and the Ascot to Guildford line, 32 miles 38 chains (52.3 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway.
Witley railway station is a station on the Portsmouth Direct Line in Surrey, England. It is 38 miles 36 chains (61.9 km) down the line from London Waterloo via Woking.
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Frimley railway station is in the town of Frimley in Surrey, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by South Western Railway. It is situated on the Ascot to Guildford line, 37 miles 48 chains (60.5 km) from London Waterloo.
Egham railway station serves the town of Egham in Surrey, England. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by South Western Railway, which also provides the train services. The station is on the Waterloo to Reading line, 21 miles 2 chains (33.8 km) from London Waterloo, between Virginia Water and Staines. The station is also served by trains to Weybridge.
Bagshot railway station serves the village of Bagshot, in the west of Surrey, England. The station, and all trains calling there, are operated by South Western Railway. It is situated on the Ascot to Guildford line, 32 miles 8 chains (51.7 km) from London Waterloo.
Ash railway station serves the village of Ash in Surrey, England. The station is served by South Western Railway, who manage the station, and by Great Western Railway. It is situated on the Ascot to Guildford line and the North Downs Line, 36 miles 34 chains (58.6 km) from London Waterloo.
Wanborough railway station is in Flexford, Surrey, England. It serves the villages of Normandy to the north and Wanborough to the south.
The Ascot–Ash Vale line is an 11-mile-58-chain (18.9 km) railway line in Berkshire and Surrey, England. It runs from Ascot station, on the Waterloo–Reading line, to Ash Vale, on the Alton line. There are intermediate stations at Bagshot, Camberley and Frimley, all three of which are in the Borough of Surrey Heath.
Tongham railway station was a railway station serving the village of Tongham, Guildford, Surrey in England which opened in 1856 and closed in 1937.
Ash Green Halt railway station known for a time as Ash Green, served the village of Ash, Surrey in England on the original route of the Alton Line which ran from London via the town of Guildford to the east.
The Aldershot and Alton lines of the LSWR were railways developed from 1849 onwards in the region in Surrey and Hampshire, England, between the Southampton main line and Guildford. First was a line from Guildford to Farnham, soon extended to Alton in 1852. The Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway, an affiliate of the South Eastern Railway (SER), used part of that line by running powers. When the Aldershot Garrison and associated camps opened, suddenly Aldershot had a large population, both civilian and military, and the LSWR built a line from Pirbright Junction, on the Southampton main line. As well as serving Aldershot, this line gave a more direct route from London. It opened in 1870.