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Farningham Road railway station

Coordinates: 51°24′06″N 0°14′10″E / 51.401575°N 0.236222°E / 51.401575; 0.236222
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Farningham Road
National Rail
Viewed from the west
General information
LocationSutton-at-Hone, Borough of Dartford
England
Coordinates51°24′06″N 0°14′10″E / 51.401575°N 0.236222°E / 51.401575; 0.236222
Grid referenceTQ556693
Managed bySoutheastern
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeFNR
ClassificationDfT category E
Key dates
3 December 1860Opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.211 million
2019/20Decrease 0.199 million
2020/21Decrease 38,932
2021/22Increase 0.104 million
2022/23Increase 0.119 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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

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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]

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 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

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  1. ^ "Electric Railways". Stendec Systems. 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2007.
  2. ^ "Farningham Road". Kent Rail. 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
  3. ^ Table 212 National Rail timetable, December 2022

Further reading

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Woodhead, John (2012). "Farningham Road - a station in Kent". The Southern Way. No. 20. pp. 44–54. ISBN 9781906419899.

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