High Wycombe railway station
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| High Wycombe in February 2007 | |
| Location | |
| Place | High Wycombe |
| Local authority | Wycombe district |
| Grid reference | SU869930 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HWY |
| Managed by | Chiltern Railways |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 1.934 million |
| 2005/06 * |  1.705 million |
| 2006/07 * |  1.927 million |
| 2007/08 * | 2.115 million |
| 2008/09 * | 2.198 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Wycombe Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | GW&GCJR |
| 1854 | Opened |
| 1906 | Through services along GW&GCJR begun |
| 1970 | Services to Bourne End withdrawn |
| 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 High Wycombe from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
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 on 2 May 1970 and subsequently lifted.[1]
The station was transferred from the Western Region of British Rail to the London Midland Region on 24 March 1974.[2]
In November 2005 a fire in the ticket offices gutted the roof of the building.[3] The restored station building reopened in September 2007.[4]
High Wycombe is the busiest railway station in the non-metropolitan county of Buckinghamshire. The busiest station in the larger ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire is Milton Keynes Central.
Ticket barriers are in operation at this station.
[edit] Services
At the current time, services are run by Chiltern Railways, using Class 165 and 168 DMU trains. The current off-peak services are:
- 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 the evening.
High Wycombe has a bay platform, Platform 1, which allows extra peak local services to run to and from London Marylebone. Until February 2011 this was accessed from its own platform area; it is now accessed from the same area as Platform 2.
[edit] Future
Chiltern Railways have proposed a new service running between London and Oxford calling at High Wycombe. This will enable direct trains to run to Oxford from Wycombe for the first time since 1963. The new service is planned to begin in 2013.[5]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Saunderton | Chiltern Railways London-Birmingham stopping services |
Beaconsfield | ||
| Terminus | Chiltern Railways London-High Wycombe stopping services |
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| Princes Risborough | Chiltern Railways Chiltern Main Line semi-fast services |
Beaconsfield | ||
| Princes Risborough or Banbury | Chiltern Railways Chiltern Main Line fast services |
London Marylebone | ||
| Terminus | Chiltern Railways London Paddington - High Wycombe Monday-Friday Only |
Beaconsfield | ||
| Future services | ||||
| Bicester Town | Chiltern Railways London Marylebone - Oxford |
London Marylebone | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Terminus | Great Western Railway Wycombe Railway Until 1970 |
Loudwater | ||
[edit] References
- ^ Maidenhead - Wycombe Railway History
- ^ Slater, J.N., ed. (May 1974). "Notes and News: Transfer of Marylebone-Banbury services". Railway Magazine (London: IPC Transport Press Ltd) 120 (877): 248. ISSN 0033-8923.
- ^ Station blaze disrupts journeys, BBC News
- ^ High Wycombe station restored after fire
- ^ "Chiltern Railways, Project Evergreen 3". http://www.chiltern-evergreen3.co.uk/uploads/images/Chiltern%20A4%208pp%20Booklet%20V9%20Website%20v2.pdf. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: High Wycombe railway station |
- Train times and station information for High Wycombe railway station from National Rail
- Chiltern Railways
- Chiltern Railways Evergreen 3- Proposed services to Oxford.
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