Farnham railway station

Farnham railway station serves the town of Farnham in Surrey, England.

Farnham
Location
Place	Farnham
Local authority	Waverley
Grid reference	SU844465
Operations
Station code	FNH
Managed by	South Western Railway
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	C2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	1.634 million
– Interchange	216
2015/16	1.657 million
– Interchange	649
2016/17	1.621 million
– Interchange	865
2017/18	1.563 million
– Interchange	853
2018/19	1.563 million
– Interchange	1,006
History
Key dates	Opened 8 October 1849 (8 October 1849)
National Rail – UK railway stations
Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Farnham from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

A 1912 Railway Clearing House map of lines around Farnham railway station

Train services are provided by South Western Railway, with direct trains running to Guildford, Aldershot, Alton, Woking, Surbiton, Clapham Junction and London Waterloo.

Trains are formed of modern electric multiple units. Steam trains and freight trains are seen quite often, travelling from/to the Watercress Line and Holybourne oil terminal.

There is a buffet in the booking hall selling newspapers, hot and cold beverages, confectionery, snacks, hot food and tobacco products.

History

The station was opened on 8 October 1849, on a route from Guildford via Ash Green and Tongham.[1] The line from Aldershot station opened in 1870 and was electrified on 4 July 1937. Passenger services via Ash Green Halt and Tongham ceased on the same date.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Tongham station		British Railways Southern Region Tongham Railway		Terminus

Farnham station in fiction

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson travelled by train to Farnham in "The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist". Holmes said, "A beautiful neighbourhood and full of the most interesting associations. You remember, Watson, that it was near there that we took Archie Stamford, the forger."

Watson recounted, "We had ascertained from the lady that she went down upon the Monday by the train which leaves Waterloo at 9.50, so I started early and caught the 9:13." He did this on Monday, 25 April 1895. Holmes himself travelled to Farnham the next day, returning to Baker Street "late in the evening with a cut lip and a discoloured lump upon his forehead, besides a general air of dissipation which would have made his own person the fitting object of a Scotland Yard investigation".

Sherlock Holmes, as a young boy, also lives in the Farnham area with his aunt and uncle in Andrew Lane's Young Sherlock Holmes series of books. The station features prominently as Holmes, his friend, and his tutor often travel by train to London Waterloo when they are going to visit Holmes's brother Mycroft Holmes.

Services

The typical off-peak service (Monday to Saturday) from the station is of two trains per hour to London Waterloo, and two per hour to Alton. There are also two trains per hour to Guildford.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Aldershot		South Western Railway Alton Line		Bentley
		South Western Railway Guildford to Farnham line Monday to Saturday		Terminus
Terminus		South Western Railway Bordon SWR Coach Link		Bordon

Buses

Stagecoach Buses routes 5; 17; 18; 19; and 46 serve the station.

References

1. "Basingstoke Railway History in Maps". Christopher Tolley. 2001. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

External links

• Train times and station information for Farnham railway station from National Rail