Farncombe railway station

Farncombe
Farncombe
Location	Farncombe, Waverley; England
Coordinates	51°11′49″N 0°36′18″W
Grid reference	SU976451
Managed by	South Western Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	FNC
Classification	DfT category D
History
Opened	1897
Passengers
2015/16	0.865 million
2016/17	0.885 million
2017/18	0.862 million
2018/19	0.869 million
2019/20	0.780 million
Notes
	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.[1]

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 miles (53.9 km) 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.[2]

Services

As of May 2019, the current off-peak service in trains per hour is:

2 tph to London Waterloo via Guildford
1 tph to Haslemere (all stations)
1 tph to Portsmouth & Southsea (all stations except Milford and Witley)

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Guildford		South Western Railway Portsmouth Direct Line		Godalming

Gallery

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)
Historic England (8 August 1990). "Farncombe railway station with attached footbridge former railway station building (Grade II) (1293480)". National Heritage List for England.

External links

Train times and station information for Farncombe railway station from National Rail

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[1] Godalming Trust, Memories of Farncombe and Godalming with Supplement (1987), (p12)

[2] Historic England (8 August 1990). "Farncombe railway station with attached footbridge former railway station building (Grade II) (1293480)". National Heritage List for England.