West Wycombe railway station
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West Wycombe railway station was a railway station that served the village of West Wycombe
, Buckinghamshire
on the Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway
. Situated about half a mile west of the village the station opened in 1906 and closed in 1958.
had reached (then known simply as Wycombe) on 1 August 1854; on 1 August 1862, it was extended to . The line between High Wycombe and was upgraded, doubled and transferred to the new Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway
, the improved line coming into use on 2 April 1906.
Passenger services were withdrawn from West Wycombe on 3 November 1958. The line remains active, and plans of reopening the station have been discussed.
West Wycombe
West Wycombe is a small village situated along the A40 road, due three miles west of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England.The historic village is largely a National Trust property and receives a large annual influx of tourists - being the site of West Wycombe Park, West Wycombe Caves and the...
, Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
on the Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway
Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway
The Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway was a joint venture supported by the Great Western Railway and Great Central Railway and run by the Great Western and Great Central Joint Committee. The original arrangement was agreed between the two companies in September 1898...
. Situated about half a mile west of the village the station opened in 1906 and closed in 1958.
History
The Wycombe RailwayWycombe Railway
The Wycombe Railway was a British railway between and that connected with the Great Western Railway at both ends; there was one branch, to .-History:The Wycombe Railway Company was incorporated by an act of Parliament passed in 1846...
had reached (then known simply as Wycombe) on 1 August 1854; on 1 August 1862, it was extended to . The line between High Wycombe and was upgraded, doubled and transferred to the new Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway
Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway
The Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway was a joint venture supported by the Great Western Railway and Great Central Railway and run by the Great Western and Great Central Joint Committee. The original arrangement was agreed between the two companies in September 1898...
, the improved line coming into use on 2 April 1906.
Passenger services were withdrawn from West Wycombe on 3 November 1958. The line remains active, and plans of reopening the station have been discussed.
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