Farningham Road railway station
Railway station in Kent, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
General information | |||||
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Location | Sutton-at-Hone, Borough of Dartford England | ||||
Coordinates | 51.401575°N 0.236222°E / 51.401575; 0.236222 | ||||
Grid reference | TQ556693 | ||||
Managed by | Southeastern | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | FNR | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
Key dates | |||||
3 December 1860 | Opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.211 million | ||||
2019/20 | 0.199 million | ||||
2020/21 | 38,932 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.104 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.119 million | ||||
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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.