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	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Furze Platt
Furze Platt
	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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	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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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

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

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			Following station
Maidenhead		Great Western Railway Marlow Branch Line		Cookham

References

^ 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

Train times and station information for Furze Platt railway station from National Rail

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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.

[Butt-3] 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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-'''Furze Platt railway station''' is a railway station in the town of [[Maidenhead]], [[Berkshire]], England.
+'''Furze Platt railway station''' is a railway station in the town of [[Maidenhead]], [[Berkshire]], England. It is {{convert|1|mi|22|chain|km}} down the line from {{rws|Maidenhead}} station and {{convert|25|mi|41|chain|km}} measured from {{stn|London Paddington}}.
 ==History==
+[[File:Furze Platt railway station 1.jpg|thumb|View North Towards Cookham]]
-The [[Wycombe Railway]] (WR), part of which now forms the greater portion of the [[Marlow Branch Line|Marlow branch line]], opened between Maidenhead and High Wycombe in 1854, and the first station out of Maidenhead was {{rws|Cookham}}.<ref>{{cite book |last=MacDermot |first=E.T. |title=History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863 |year=1927 |publisher=[[Great Western Railway]] |location=Paddington |pages=333–5 |ref=harv }}</ref>
+The [[Wycombe Railway]] (WR), part of which now forms the greater portion of the [[Marlow Branch Line|Marlow branch line]], opened between Maidenhead and High Wycombe in 1854 with the first station out of Maidenhead being {{rws|Cookham}}.<ref>{{cite book |last=MacDermot |first=E.T. |title=History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863 |year=1927 |publisher=[[Great Western Railway]] |location=Paddington |pages=333–5 }}</ref>
-The [[Great Western Railway]] absorbed the Wycombe Railway in 1867<ref>{{cite book |last=Awdry |first=Christopher |authorlink=Christopher Awdry |title=Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies |year=1990 |publisher=Guild Publishing |location=London |id=CN 8983 |page=54 |ref=harv }}</ref> and opened "Furze Platt Halt" on 5 July 1937<ref name=Butt>{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=100 |ref=harv }}</ref> to serve the area's growing population.<ref>[http://www.mmpa.org.uk/history.html History of the Maidenhead - Wycombe Railway] Maidenhead - Marlow Passengers Association website, accessed 2008-11-20</ref> [[British Rail]] renamed the station "Furze Platt" on 5 May 1969.<ref name=Butt/>
+The [[Great Western Railway]] absorbed the Wycombe Railway in 1867<ref>{{cite book |last=Awdry |first=Christopher |author-link=Christopher Awdry |title=Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies |year=1990 |publisher=Guild Publishing |location=London |id=CN 8983 |page=54 }}</ref> and opened "Furze Platt Halt" on 5 July 1937<ref name=Butt>{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=100 }}</ref> to serve the area's growing population.<ref>[http://www.mmpa.org.uk/history.html History of the Maidenhead - Wycombe Railway] Maidenhead - Marlow Passengers Association website, accessed 2008-11-20</ref> [[British Rail]] renamed the station "Furze Platt" on 5 May 1969.<ref name=Butt/>
+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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Furze Platt {{!}} Train Stations {{!}} Great Western Railway|url=https://www.gwr.com/stations-and-destinations/stations/Furze-Platt?view-live-trains=true|access-date=2021-05-13|website=www.gwr.com}}</ref> The station is next to a level crossing on Harrow Lane, Maidenhead.
-The station is served by local services operated by [[First Great Western]] between {{rws|Maidenhead}} and {{rws|Marlow}}. Train services in each direction are hourly during the day, and roughly half-hourly at peak times.
+==Services==
-The single platform station has basic facilities including an open-sided shelter, seating, and a ticket office, which is open during the morning peak period. The station is next to a level crossing on Harrow Lane, Maidenhead.
+All services at Furze Platt are operated by [[Great Western Railway (train operating company)|Great Western Railway]].
+The typical off-peak service is one train per hour between {{stnlnk|Maidenhead}} and {{stnlnk|Marlow}}. During the peak hours, the service is increased to two trains per hour in each direction and northbound trains runs to and from {{stnlnk|Bourne End}} only, connecting with a half-hourly shuttle service between Bourne End and Marlow.<ref>{{NRtimes|May 2023|120}}</ref>
-==References==
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+{{s-rail-national|previous=Maidenhead|next=Cookham|toc=Great Western Railway|route={{smalldiv|[[Marlow Branch Line]]}}}}
+{{end}}
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