Farncombe railway station opened in 1897 as a minor stop on the Portsmouth Direct Line between

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and

Godalming Godalming is a market town and civil parish in southwest Surrey, England, around southwest of central London. It is in the Borough of Waverley, at the confluence of the Rivers Wey and Ock. The civil parish covers and includes the settleme ...

, England. It is said to have been built at the instigation of General Sir Frederick Marshall, a director of the

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Company, who lived nearby at Broadwater.

Location and facilities

The station lies in the centre of

Farncombe Farncombe, historically Fernecome, is a village and peripheral settlement of Godalming in Waverley, Surrey, England and is approximately 0.8 miles (1.3 km) north-east of the Godalming centre, separated by common land known as the ''Lammas L ...

, a northern suburb of

. Nowadays it is served by South Western Railway on the line from Waterloo to

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, from Waterloo.

station is staffed most of the time, and has a café on platform 1. There are two full barrier level crossings at

, 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

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Services

All services at Farncombe are operated by South Western Railway using and

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. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 2 tph to via * 1 tph to (all stations) * 1 tph to (all stations except and ) The station is also served by a single evening service to .

Gallery

Farncombe Railway Station, 2007 (2).jpg, Station entrance Farncombe Railway, 2007.jpg, Asymmetrical platforms Farncombe Platforms, 2007.jpg, Looking across to the down platform Farncombe Signal Box, 2007.jpg, Signal box Aldershot, Ash, Shalford, Basingstoke, Guildford & Peasmarsh , Wimbledon RJD 4.jpg, A 1912

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map of lines around Farncombe railway station

References

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{{Transport in Surrey Railway stations in Surrey DfT Category D stations Former London and South Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1897 Railway stations served by South Western Railway Grade II listed buildings in Surrey