Farningham Road railway station

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.

Farningham Road
Viewed from the west
General information
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
2019/20	0.199 million
2020/21	38,932
2021/22	0.104 million
2022/23	0.119 million
2023/24	0.128 million
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

Services

All services at Farningham Road are operated by Southeastern using Class 375, 465 and 466 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[3]

• 1 tph to London Victoria via Denmark Hill
• 1 tph to Gillingham

During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional hourly service between London Victoria and Gillingham, increasing the service to 2 tph in each direction.

On Sundays, the service to Gillingham is extended to and from Dover Priory.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Swanley		Southeastern Chatham Main Line		Longfield
	Historical railways
Swanley Line and station open		London, Chatham and Dover Railway Chatham Main Line		Horton Kirby Boys Home Line open, station closed
Terminus		British Rail Southern Region Gravesend West Line		Longfield Halt