Furze Platt railway station
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Furze Platt railway station is a railway station in the town of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. It is Script error: No such module "convert". down the line from Template:Rws station and Script error: No such module "convert". measured from Template:Stn.
History
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 Template:Rws.[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
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]
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References
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External links
- Train times and station information for Furze Platt railway station from National Rail
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- Railway stations in Berkshire
- DfT Category E stations
- Former Great Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1937
- Railway stations served by Great Western Railway
- 1937 establishments in England