Farnham railway station serves the town of Farnham in Surrey, England. Train services are provided by South Western Railway, with direct trains running to Guildford,

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, Woking, Surbiton,

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and London Waterloo. Trains are formed of

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s and freight trains are seen quite often, travelling from/to the

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and Holybourne oil terminal. There is a buffet in the booking hall selling

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, hot and cold

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, confectionery,

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, hot food and

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products. The station parking has been expanded with the addition of a dual level car park facility, including better lighting, security cameras and improved entrance.

History

The station was opened on 8 October 1849, on a route from Guildford via and . The line from Aldershot station opened in 1870 and was

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on 4 July 1937. Passenger services via Ash Green Halt and Tongham ceased on the same date.

Farnham station in fiction

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes and

Doctor Watson John H. Watson, known as Dr. Watson, is a fictional character in the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Along with Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson first appeared in the novel '' A Study in Scarlet'' (1887). The last work by Doyle ...

travelled by train to Farnham in ''

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''. Holmes said, "A beautiful neighbourhood and full of the most interesting associations. You remember, Watson, that it was near there that we took Archie Stamford, the forger." Watson recounted, "We had ascertained from the lady that she went down upon the Monday by the train which leaves Waterloo at 9.50, so I started early and caught the 9:13." He did this on Monday, 25 April 1895. Sherlock Holmes, as a young boy, also lived in the Farnham area with his aunt and uncle in Andrew Lane's ''

Young Sherlock Holmes ''Young Sherlock Holmes'' (also known with the title card name of "''Young Sherlock Holmes and the Pyramid of Fear''") is a 1985 American mystery adventure film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Chris Columbus, based on the characters ...

'' series of books. The station features prominently as Holmes, his friend, and his tutor often travel by train to when they are going to visit Holmes's brother Mycroft.

Services

The typical off-peak service (Monday to Saturday) from the station is of two trains per hour to London Waterloo, and two per hour to Alton. There are also two trains per hour to Guildford.

Buses

Stagecoach Buses routes 5; 17; 18; 19; and 46 serve the station.

References

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