Furze Platt railway station
Furze Platt railway station is a railway station in the town of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. It is down the line from station and measured from.
History
The Wycombe Railway, 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.The Great Western Railway absorbed the Wycombe Railway in 1867 and opened "Furze Platt Halt" on 5 July 1937 to serve the area's growing population. British Rail renamed the station "Furze Platt" on 5 May 1969.
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. 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 and. During the peak hours, the service is increased to two trains per hour in each direction and northbound trains runs to and from only, connecting with a half-hourly shuttle service between Bourne End and Marlow.