Farncombe railway station
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Farncombe railway station opened in 1897 as a minor stop on the Portsmouth Direct Line
between Guildford and Godalming
. 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 .
The station lies in the centre of Farncombe, a northern suburb of Godalming
. Nowadays it is served by South West Trains
on the mainline from Waterloo
to Portsmouth Harbour
. It would have been served by the old Southern Railway.
Despite being of little significance, Farncombe station is staffed most of the time, and has a café on platform 1 in peak periods. 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.
2tph to London Waterloo via Woking
1tph to Portsmouth & Southsea (These services do not call at Milford and Witey)
1tph to Haslemere
Portsmouth Direct Line
The Portsmouth Direct Line is the route of a railway service operated by South West Trains which runs between London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour, England...
between Guildford and Godalming
Godalming railway station
Godalming railway station is a stop on the Portsmouth Direct Line. The station, which opened in 1859 to replace one on a different site of the town, is situated at the edge of the town of Godalming. The current typical off-peak service is two trains per hour in each direction...
. It is said to have been built at the instigation of General Sir Frederick Marshall, a director of the London and South Western Railway
London and South Western Railway
The London and South Western Railway was a railway company in England from 1838 to 1922. Its network extended from London to Plymouth via Salisbury and Exeter, with branches to Ilfracombe and Padstow and via Southampton to Bournemouth and Weymouth. It also had many routes connecting towns in...
Company, who lived nearby at Broadwater .
The station lies in the centre of Farncombe, a northern suburb of Godalming
Godalming
Godalming is a town and civil parish in the Waverley district of the county of Surrey, England, south of Guildford. It is built on the banks of the River Wey and is a prosperous part of the London commuter belt. Godalming shares a three-way twinning arrangement with the towns of Joigny in France...
. Nowadays it is served by South West Trains
South West Trains
South West Trains is a British train operating company providing, under franchise, passenger rail services, mostly out of Waterloo station, to the southwest of London in the suburbs and in the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Berkshire, and Wiltshire and on the Isle of Wight...
on the mainline from Waterloo
Waterloo station
Waterloo station, also known as London Waterloo, is a central London railway terminus and London Underground complex. The station is owned and operated by Network Rail and is close to the South Bank of the River Thames, and in Travelcard Zone 1....
to Portsmouth Harbour
Portsmouth Harbour railway station
Portsmouth Harbour railway station is a railway station in Portsmouth, England. It is situated beside Gunwharf Quays in the city's harbour, and is an important transport terminal, with a bus interchange and ferry services to Gosport and the Isle of Wight. The station currently has four platforms:...
. It would have been served by the old Southern Railway.
Despite being of little significance, Farncombe station is staffed most of the time, and has a café on platform 1 in peak periods. 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 Witey)
1tph to Haslemere