Furze Platt railway station is a railway station in the town of
Maidenhead,
Berkshire, England. It is down the line from station and measured from .
History
The
Wycombe Railway
The Wycombe Railway was a British railway between and that connected with the Great Western Railway at both ends; there was one branch, to .
History
The Wycombe Railway Company was incorporated by an act of Parliament passed in 1846. The act ...
(WR), part of which now forms the greater portion of the
Marlow branch line, opened between Maidenhead and High Wycombe in 1854 with the first station out of Maidenhead being .
The
Great Western Railway absorbed the Wycombe Railway in 1867 and opened "Furze Platt Halt" on 5 July 1937
to serve the area's growing population.
British Rail renamed the station "Furze Platt" on 5 May 1969.
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The station is served by local services operated by Great Western Railway between and . Train services in each direction are hourly during the day, and approximately half-hourly at weekday peak times with trains running to only.
The single platform station has basic facilities including a waiting shelter, a customer help point, and a ticket office is open weekdays from 6:45 to 11:30.]
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Railway stations in Berkshire
DfT Category E stations
Former Great Western Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1937
Railway stations served by Great Western Railway
1937 establishments in England
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