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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![]() View north towards Cookham | |
General information | |
Location | Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead England |
Coordinates | 51°31′59.48″N 0°43′43.14″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 | |
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Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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 station is served by local services operated by Great Western Railway between Maidenhead and Marlow. Train services in each direction are hourly during the day, and approximately half-hourly at weekday peak times with trains running to Bourne End only.[5]
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.[6] The station is next to a level crossing on Harrow Lane, Maidenhead.
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Maidenhead | Great Western Railway Marlow Branch Line |
Cookham |
Railway stations in Berkshire | |
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Great Western Main Line | |
Reading–Taunton line | |
Waterloo–Reading line | |
North Downs Line | |
Reading–Basingstoke line | |
Staines–Windsor line |
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Slough–Windsor & Eton line |
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Henley branch line | |
Marlow branch line |
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