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.
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 | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.199 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 38,932 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.104 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.119 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.128 million | ||||
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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
editAll 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
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Following station | ||
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| Southeastern | ||||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Swanley Line and station open
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London, Chatham and Dover Railway |
Horton Kirby Boys Home Line open, station closed
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| 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
editWoodhead, 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