High Wycombe railway station
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| High Wycombe | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | High Wycombe | ||
| Local authority | Wycombe | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | HWY | ||
| Managed by | Chiltern Railways | ||
| Platforms in use | 3 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 1.934 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 1.705 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1854 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at High Wycombe from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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High Wycombe railway station is situated in High Wycombe in South Buckinghamshire. The station is served by Chiltern Railways trains on the Chiltern Main Line from Marylebone towards
Birmingham Snow Hill. It is situated between Beaconsfield and Saunderton stations.
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[edit] History
The station was built over 150 years ago after an original design by Brunel and is a listed monument. The station was originally the terminus of the GWR/Wycombe Railway branch line from Maidenhead, later extended to Oxford and Aylesbury. In 1906 the Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway line was opened through High Wycombe, connecting London with their lines to the north. Much of the current Chiltern Railways mainline is formed from this joint line. Following a period of decline in the network, the original branch line to Maidenhead was closed in the 1970s.
In November 2005 a fire in the ticket offices gutted the roof of the building[1]. The restored station building reopened on 3 September 2007[2].
[edit] Services
At the current time, Chiltern Railways operates these off peak services from High Wycombe:
- 2tph stopping service to London Marylebone, which starts at High Wycombe.
- 2tph semi-fast service to London Marylebone.
- 1tph fast service to London Marylebone, taking less than 35 minutes.
- 1tph semi-fast service to Birmingham Snow Hill.
- 1tph stopping service to Princes Risborough extending to Bicester North every two hours.
- 1tph semi-fast service to Bicester North extending to Stratford-upon-Avon every two hours.
In addition there are direct services to Aylesbury in evening.
High Wycombe has a separate bay platform which allows extra peak local services to run to and from London Marylebone.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Beaconsfield | Chiltern Railways London-Birmingham |
Saunderton | ||
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for High Wycombe railway station from National Rail
