Farnborough North railway station

Railway station in Hampshire, England

51°18′07″N 0°44′35″W / 51.302°N 0.743°W / 51.302; -0.743Grid referenceSU877566Managed byGreat Western RailwayPlatforms2Other informationStation codeFNNClassificationDfT category F1HistoryOriginal companySouth Eastern RailwayPre-groupingSouth Eastern and Chatham RailwayPost-groupingSouthern RailwayKey dates4 July 1849Opened as Farnborough9 July 1923Renamed Farnborough NorthPassengers2018/19

0.673 million Interchange

3,9642019/20

0.597 million Interchange

2,2362020/21

0.123 million Interchange

8212021/22

0.327 million Interchange

1,8572022/23

0.419 million Interchange

2,150 Notes

Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Farnborough North railway station is a railway station in the town of Farnborough in Hampshire, England. The station is managed by Great Western Railway, who operate services on the North Downs Line from Reading to Guildford, Redhill and Gatwick Airport.^[1]

It is one of two stations in Farnborough; the other, Farnborough (Main), is situated on the South West Main Line and is considerably busier.

History

The Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway (RG&RR) was authorised in 1846 and opened in stages. One of the first two sections to open was between Reading and Farnborough, on 4 July 1849.^[2] Originally named Farnborough, the station was renamed Farnborough North on 9 July 1923.^[3]

On 17 April 1860, the bare-knuckle world championship between Tom Sayers, champion of England, and John C. Heenan, champion of the USA, took place in a field just East of the station.^[4] The fighters and vast crowd had arrived by train from London.

Station facilities

At the station, there is a self-service ticket machine, a very small car park and disabled access to the platform. There is, however, no staffed ticket office and no waiting room.^[1]^[5]

Services

All services at Farnborough North are operated by Great Western Railway using Class 165 and 166 DMUs.

The typical off-peak service is one train per hour in each direction between Reading and Gatwick Airport via Guildford. During the peak hours, the service is increased to two trains per hour in each direction.^[6]

On Sundays, eastbound services at the station run only as far as Redhill.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Blackwater		Great Western Railway North Downs Line		North Camp

References

^ ^a ^b "First Great Western- Farnborough North". Retrieved 29 May 2012.
^ James, Leslie (November 1983). A Chronology of the Construction of Britain's Railways 1778-1855. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 58. ISBN 0-7110-1277-6. BE/1183.
^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 94. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ "Heenan v Sayers: Boxing's first ever world title fight – SportingLandmarks.co.uk".
^ "National Rail Enquiries- Farnborough North Station". Retrieved 29 May 2012.
^ Table 148 National Rail timetable, December 2023