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Farnborough is a stop on the South Western Main Line in Hampshire betwen
Brookwood and
Fleet. It is the town's main station and is officially called
Farnborough (Main) to distinguish it from the nearby
Farnborough North though this suffix is not used on signage.
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail
(South Western Main Line) |
| Station code: |
FNB |
| Opened: |
1838 |
| Platforms: |
2 |
The station was opened by the London & Southampton Railway in 1838, later becoming a London & South Western Railway station. Originally the station had just two lines through it with an island platform inbetween. When the line was quadrupled in the early 1900s new platforms were added on the outer lines and the original island platform removed. The demolition of the original platform means there is a wide gap between the two through lines.
The station is served by four trains an hour in both directions by South Western Railway.
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| SWR 444 004 passes through |
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| Station frontage |
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| View down the platform towards London |
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| Two SWR 450s pause at Farnborough on a South bound service |
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| Footbridge |
