Furze Platt railway station

Furze Platt
National Rail
Looking up towards Maidenhead while a GWR class 165 is crossing level crossing
General information
LocationMaidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead
England
Coordinates51°31′59.48″N 0°43′43.14″W / 51.5331889°N 0.7286500°W / 51.5331889; -0.7286500
Grid referenceSU882823
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeFZP
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGWR
Key dates
5 July 1937Opened as "Furze Platt Halt"
5 May 1969Renamed "Furze Platt"
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.183 million
2019/20Steady 0.183 million
2020/21Decrease 39,580
2021/22Increase 98,582
2022/23Increase 0.117 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Furze Platt railway station is a railway station in the town of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. It is 1 mile 22 chains (2.1 km) down the line from Maidenhead station and 25 miles 41 chains (41.1 km) measured from London Paddington.

History

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View North Towards Cookham

The Wycombe Railway (WR), part of which now forms the greater portion of the Marlow branch line, opened between Maidenhead and High Wycombe in 1854 with the first station out of Maidenhead being Cookham.[1]

The Great Western Railway absorbed the Wycombe Railway in 1867[2] and opened "Furze Platt Halt" on 5 July 1937[3] to serve the area's growing population.[4] British Rail renamed the station "Furze Platt" on 5 May 1969.[3]

The single platform station has basic facilities including a waiting shelter, a customer help point, and a ticket office is open weekdays from 6:45 to 11:30.[5] The station is next to a level crossing on Harrow Lane, Maidenhead.

Services

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All services at Furze Platt are operated by Great Western Railway.

The typical off-peak service is one train per hour between Maidenhead and Marlow. During the peak hours, the service is increased to two trains per hour in each direction and northbound trains runs to and from Bourne End only, connecting with a half-hourly shuttle service between Bourne End and Marlow.[6]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Great Western Railway

References

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  1. ^ MacDermot, E.T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863. Paddington: Great Western Railway. pp. 333–5.
  2. ^ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 54. CN 8983.
  3. ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 100. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  4. ^ History of the Maidenhead - Wycombe Railway Maidenhead - Marlow Passengers Association website, accessed 2008-11-20
  5. ^ "Furze Platt | Train Stations | Great Western Railway". www.gwr.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  6. ^ Table 120 National Rail timetable, May 2023
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