Farnham railway station

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The railway station at Farnham, Surrey, England is located on Station Hill by the level crossing that carries the Alton Line across the B3001 secondary road. The town centre is about ten minutes away on foot, to the north of the A31 Farnham Bypass. The start of the North Downs Way , a long distance footpath, is signposted near to the main entrance to the station. Farnham College is five minutes walk away in a southerly direction.

Train services are provided by South West Trains, with direct trains running to Aldershot, Alton, Woking, Surbiton, Clapham Junction and London Waterloo. The journey time to Alton is approximately 15 minutes and that to London is approximately one hour, details available from National Rail Enquiries.

The typical off-peak service (Monday to Saturday) from the station is:

  • 2tph (trains per hour) to London Waterloo
  • 2tph to Alton

Trains are formed of modern Siemens Class 450 electric multiple units (primarily blue in colour) and Class 444 (primarily white). 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.

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