Farningham Road Station
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. The station was previously named Farningham Road & Sutton-at-Hone.
Services
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:
- 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 | ||
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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
- ^ "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
Woodhead, John (2012). "Farningham Road - a station in Kent". The Southern Way. No. 20. pp. 44–54. ISBN 9781906419899.
External links
- Train times and station information for Farningham Road railway station from National Rail