Wooburn Green railway station was a railway station which served Wooburn Green, Buckinghamshire, England, on the Wycombe Railway. It was opened in 1854, with the station located near the bottom of Whitepit lane. The station became a halt in 1968 because of a decreased service on the line.
Wooburn Green | |
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General information | |
Location | Wooburn Green, Buckinghamshire England |
Grid reference | SU911884 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Wycombe Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1 August 1854 | Opened as Woburn Green |
October 1872 | Name changed to Wooburn Green |
4 May 1970 | Closed |
The station and line were closed in 1970.[1][2] Unlike Loudwater station (demolished in the mid-1970s for development), the station platform and building remained in situ as a private dwelling, until the late 1980s. The station was demolished to make way for the Old Station Way development, built around 1990. A railway conservation path follows the route of the former railway towards Bourne End.
References
edit- ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 463. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 253. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
External links
edit- Image of the station site
- The station on a navigable 1946 O. S. map
- Extract from the 1945 OS map showing the line
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Loudwater | Wycombe Railway Until 1970 |
Bourne End |
51°35′16″N 0°41′07″W / 51.5879°N 0.6853°W