The station opened on 1 May 1931 as
Farringdon Halt; the
Meon Valley Railway was a particularly difficult line to construct. A goods yard for loading agricultural produce was already sited there and a short wooden platform of one coach-length was built to serve the village in 1930. The halt was known briefly as
Faringdon Platform for a short period in the 1930s, before reverting to its original name. The passenger service ceased on 7 February 1955. The sidings were used intermittently for goods traffic until 13 August 1968, after which the track was lifted. ==The site today==