Wotton (GCR) railway station
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| Wotton | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Wotton Underwood |
| Area | Aylesbury Vale |
| Grid reference | SP695152 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Central Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 2 April 1906 | Station opens |
| 7 December 1953 | Station closes |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Wotton was a railway station at Wotton Underwood, Buckinghamshire, on the Great Central Railway's link line between Calvert and Ashendon Junction.[1]
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[edit] History
The station was opened by the Great Central Railway on 2 April 1906,[2] becoming part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. It was built to the south of the point where the GCR crossed the Brill Tramway near its Wotton station.[3]. It was closed on 7 December 1953.[2][4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Pre-Grouping Atlas, p. 10, section E3
- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 255
- ^ Mitchell & Smith, fig. XVIb
- ^ Mitchell & Smith, fig. 62
[edit] References
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508.
- Ian Allan (1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). 1" = 8 miles. Cartography by W. Philip Conolly (5th ed.). ISBN 0 7110 0320 3.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (November 2006). Aylesbury to Rugby. Midland Main Lines. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1 904474 91 8.
[edit] Service
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akeman Street | London and North Eastern Railway Great Central Railway |
Haddenham | ||
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