West Wycombe railway station
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West Wycombe railway station was a railway station that served the village of West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Situated about 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) east of the village the station opened in 1862 and closed in 1958. Minutes of the Wycombe Railway state that construction of West Wycombe station in 1862 cost £430 8s 8d, equivalent to £42,731 in 2021, with additional general works at £417 8s 8d, equivalent to £41,441 in 2021.[1]
West Wycombe | |
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General information | |
Location | West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire England |
Grid reference | SU838945 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Wycombe Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway |
Key dates | |
1 August 1862 | Line opens from High Wycombe to Thame |
1862 | Station opened |
3 November 1958 | Station closed |
In the late 1980s, the then operator of the Chiltern Lines Network SouthEast suggested reopening West Wycombe station in order to ease the peak hour congestion at the main High Wycombe station. However, no detailed plans were ever published, and there has been no further suggestion of reopening the station by the current operator, the Arriva owned Chiltern Railways. Chiltern Railways has invested heavily in both infrastructure and rolling stock for the Chiltern group of lines.