Aylesbury Vale Parkway railway station
Aylesbury Vale Parkway  |
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| The platform at Aylesbury Vale Parkway | |
| Location | |
| Place | Aylesbury |
| Local authority | Aylesbury Vale |
| Coordinates | 51°49′55″N 0°51′40″W / 51.831866°N 0.861204°WCoordinates: 51°49′55″N 0°51′40″W / 51.831866°N 0.861204°W |
| Grid reference | SP786153 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | AVP |
| Managed by | Chiltern Railways |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2008/09 * | 13,058 |
| 2009/10 * |  49,212 |
| History | |
| Opened 14 December 2008 | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Aylesbury Vale Parkway from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Aylesbury Vale Parkway railway station is a railway station serving villages to the northwest of Aylesbury. It will also serve the Berryfields and Weedon Hill housing developments to the north of the town when these are completed. The station is served by Chiltern Railways and opened on 14 December 2008. The station building opened on 1 June 2009.[1]
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[edit] Background
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister announced in April 2006 that it would be providing £8.17 million for track and signalling improvements to the existing line, which was only used to carry freight. The line is part of the old Metropolitan line/GCR which connected London and Aylesbury with the Midlands and North.
A further £2.8 million was invested by Chiltern Railways' owners Laing Rail and £1m from Buckinghamshire County Council.
The station provides parking for 400 cars and links in to existing public transport bus services along the A41 corridor. A bus service from the station to several villages north of Aylesbury commenced on 15 December 2008. This service, route 16 operated by Arriva, diverts via the station at times to meet London-bound commuter trains, and is free for holders of a Chiltern Railways season ticket of one month-or-longer length.[citation needed]
Construction began in October 2007[2] and the rail works were completed by Carillion Rail.[3] The station was originally not due to be completed until 2010,[4] however, it opened ahead of schedule. Between its opening and 31 May 2009, whilst the station buildings were under construction, tickets and facilities were available from portakabins.[5][dead link]
[edit] Services
The off-peak service level is one hourly train to Marylebone via Amersham. During peak periods there are up to three trains per hour to Marylebone.[6] The journey time to Aylesbury is about four minutes.
[edit] Future plans
Passenger services will be extened north towards Bletchley and Milton Keynes using portions of the former Varsity Line by 2017.[7][8] The platform has been built to accommodate a second track if ever implemented, which would create an island platform.[citation needed] At present trains (currently only run as specials on Bank Holidays) between Aylesbury and Quainton (Road) cannot call at Aylesbury Vale as there is no platform on the through route (see picture on right).
The track between Aylesbury and the new station was upgraded to continuous welded rail with a maximum line speed for DMU passenger trains of 60 mph. It is proposed that when services are extended to the north, trains will run via High Wycombe and not Amersham.[7] Current trains serving will terminate at Aylesbury.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Aylesbury Vale Parkway fully open on Monday, 1 June". http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/news/latest-news/aylesbury-vale-parkway-fully-open-on-monday-1-june/. Retrieved 1 June 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "The next stop will be Aylesbury Vale Parkway". Buckinghamshire County Council. http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/news/detail.jsp?contentid=-1663702573. Retrieved 2008-06-04.[dead link]
- ^ "Access to Aylesbury Vale Parkway". Buckinghamshire County Council. 2008-10-19. http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/news/detail.jsp?contentid=-748032795. Retrieved 2008-12-30.[dead link]
- ^ "New Aylesbury Vale Parkway station to open in 2010". Chiltern Railways. 2006-04-11. http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/news/press-releases/new-aylesbury-vale-parkway-station-to/. Retrieved 2008-06-04..
- ^ "Aylesbury Engineering Works: 18 – 20 November". Chiltern Railways. 2008-10-30. http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/news/latest-news/aylesbury-engineering-works-18-ndash-20-november/. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ^ "Aylesbury Vale Parkway" (Microsoft Word). Chiltern Railways. http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/uploads/publications/258.doc. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
- ^ a b East West Rail Prospectus Accessed 14 December 2011
- ^ Rail Magazine, Issue 685, 14 December - 28 December 2011, Pages 10-11
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Aylesbury Vale Parkway railway station |
- Train times and station information for Aylesbury Vale Parkway railway station from National Rail
- Chiltern Railways station page
- East West Rail consortium
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
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| Terminus | Chiltern Railways London-Aylesbury |
Aylesbury | ||
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| Winslow | Chiltern Railways Varsity Line |
Aylesbury | ||
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