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.
Furze Platt  | |||||
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 Looking up towards Maidenhead while a GWR class 165 is crossing level crossing | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°31′59.48″N 0°43′43.14″W / 51.5331889°N 0.7286500°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SU882823 | ||||
| Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | FZP | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | GWR | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 5 July 1937 | Opened as "Furze Platt Halt" | ||||
| 5 May 1969 | Renamed "Furze Platt" | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.183 million | ||||
| 2020/21 |  39,580 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  98,582 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.117 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.153 million | ||||
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History
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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
editAll 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
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Following station | ||
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| Great Western Railway | ||||
References
edit- ^ MacDermot, E.T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863. Paddington: Great Western Railway. pp. 333–5.
- ^ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 54. CN 8983.
- ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 100. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ History of the Maidenhead - Wycombe Railway Maidenhead - Marlow Passengers Association website, accessed 2008-11-20
- ^ "Furze Platt | Train Stations | Great Western Railway". www.gwr.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ Table 120 National Rail timetable, May 2023
External links
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- Train times and station information for Furze Platt railway station from National Rail
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