Farnborough North railway station

Farnborough North
General information
Location	Farnborough, Rushmoor England
Coordinates	51°18′07″N 0°44′35″W / 51.302°N 0.743°W / 51.302; -0.743
Grid reference	SU877566
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	FNN
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Original company	South Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	South Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
4 July 1849	Opened as Farnborough
9 July 1923	Renamed Farnborough North
Passengers
2019/20	0.597 million
Interchange	2,236
2020/21	0.123 million
Interchange	821
2021/22	0.327 million
Interchange	1,857
2022/23	0.419 million
Interchange	2,150
2023/24	0.446 million
Interchange	1,368
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Farnborough North 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.

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.

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]

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
North Camp		Great Western Railway North Downs Line		Blackwater

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Farnborough North railway station.

• Train times and station information for Farnborough North railway station from National Rail

• Video footage of the station on YouTube