Farningham Road railway station
Farningham Road  | |||||
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 Viewed from the west | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Sutton-at-Hone, Borough of Dartford England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°24′06″N 0°14′10″E / 51.401575°N 0.236222°E | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ556693 | ||||
| Managed by | Southeastern | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | FNR | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 3 December 1860 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  0.211 million | ||||
| 2019/20 |  0.199 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 38,932 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.104 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.119 million | ||||
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Farningham Road railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the villages of Farningham, Sutton-at-Hone, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Kent. It is 20 miles 41 chains (33.0 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Swanley and Longfield.
The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern.
The ticket office, on the 'up' (London-bound) side, is situated in the substantial station building. This is staffed only during part of the day; at other times a self service ticket machine can be used, located on the platform side of the station building.
The railway line was electrified as part of the Southern Railway's "Maidstone & Gillingham Electrification" scheme of July 1939.[1][2] The station was previously named Farningham Road & Sutton-at-Hone.
Services
[edit]All services at Farningham Road are operated by Southeastern using Class 375, 465 and 466 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]
- 1 tph to London Victoria via Denmark Hill
- 1 tph to Gillingham
During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional hourly service between London Victoria and Gillingham, increasing the service to 2 tph in each direction.
On Sundays, the service to Gillingham is extended to and from Dover Priory.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern | ||||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Swanley Line and station open | London, Chatham and Dover Railway | Horton Kirby Boys Home Line open, station closed | ||
| Terminus | British Rail Southern Region | Longfield Halt | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Electric Railways". Stendec Systems. 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2007.
- ^ "Farningham Road". Kent Rail. 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
- ^ Table 212 National Rail timetable, December 2022
Further reading
[edit]Woodhead, John (2012). "Farningham Road - a station in Kent". The Southern Way. No. 20. pp. 44–54. ISBN 9781906419899.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Farningham Road railway station from National Rail