Farncombe
General information
Location	Farncombe, Waverley England
Coordinates	51°11′49″N 0°36′18″W / 51.197°N 0.605°W / 51.197; -0.605
Grid reference	SU976451
Managed by	South Western Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	FNC
Classification	DfT category D
History
Opened	1897
Passengers
2018/19	0.869 million
2019/20	0.780 million
2020/21	0.138 million
2021/22	0.351 million
2022/23	0.437 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Farncombe railway station opened in 1897 as a minor stop on the Portsmouth Direct Line between Guildford and Godalming, England. 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.^[1]

Location and facilities

The station lies in the centre of Farncombe, a northern suburb of Godalming. Nowadays it is served by South Western Railway on the line from Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour, 33.5 miles (53.9 km) from Waterloo. Farncombe station is staffed most of the time, and has a café 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. The main station buildings, along with the footbridge are Grade II listed.^[2]

Services

All services at Farncombe are operated by South Western Railway using Class 444 and 450 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[3]

• 2 tph to London Waterloo via Guildford
• 1 tph to Haslemere (all stations)
• 1 tph to Portsmouth & Southsea (all stations except Milford and Witley)

The station is also served by a single evening service to Southampton Central.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Guildford		South Western Railway Portsmouth Direct Line		Godalming

Gallery

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  Station entrance
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  Asymmetrical platforms
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  Looking across to the down platform
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  Signal box
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  A 1912 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Farncombe railway station