Farningham Road railway station is on the Chatham Main Line, and serves the villages of Sutton-at-Hone, South Darenth and to a lesser extent, Horton Kirby all in north Kent, in south east England. Train services are provided by Southeastern. It was 150 years old in December 2010
The ticket office, on the 'up' side, is situated in the substantial station building. This is manned only during part of the day; at other times a PERTIS passenger-operated ticket machine issues 'Permits to Travel' - which are exchanged on-train or at manned stations for travel tickets - and is located on the Swanley-bound platform
Farningham Road Station is 20 miles and 14 chains (33.03 km, 20.525 mi) from London Victoria, according to the mileage sign on the footbridge. The railway line was electrified as part of Southern Railway's "Maidstone & Gillingham Electrification" scheme of July 1939
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