Akeman Street railway station
Encyclopedia
Akeman Street was a railway station at Woodham, Buckinghamshire
, where the railway linking Ashendon Junction
and Grendon Underwood
Junction crossed the Akeman Street
Roman road (now the A41 road
).
, becoming part of the London and North Eastern Railway
during the Grouping
of 1923. That company then closed station seven years later.
, the remains of the link to the GW/GC joint line, finishes in a set of stop blocks at the north end of the site.
Woodham, Buckinghamshire
Woodham is a hamlet and civil parish about west of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire.The toponym is derived from the Old English for "home near a wood", referring to its proximity to the ancient Bernwood Forest....
, where the railway linking Ashendon Junction
Ashendon Junction
Ashendon Junction in Buckinghamshire, England, was a major mainline railway junction where, from July 1910, the Great Western Railway's London-Birmingham direct route diverged from the Great Central Railway's main London-Sheffield route....
and Grendon Underwood
Grendon Underwood
Grendon Underwood is a village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the west of the county, close to the boundary with Oxfordshire and near the Roman road Akeman Street....
Junction crossed the Akeman Street
Akeman Street
Akeman Street was a major Roman road in England that linked Watling Street with the Fosse Way. Its junction with Watling Steet was just north of Verulamium and that with the Fosse Way was at Corinium Dobunnorum...
Roman road (now the A41 road
A41 road
The A41 is a formerly-major trunk road in England that links London and Birkenhead, although it has now largely been superseded by motorways. It passes through or near various towns and cities including Watford, Hemel Hempstead, Aylesbury, Solihull, Birmingham, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton,...
).
History
The station was opened by the Great Central RailwayGreat Central Railway
The Great Central Railway was a railway company in England which came into being when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897 in anticipation of the opening in 1899 of its London Extension . On 1 January 1923, it was grouped into the London and North Eastern...
, becoming part of the London and North Eastern Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
The London and North Eastern Railway was the second-largest of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain...
during the Grouping
Railways Act 1921
The Railways Act 1921, also known as the Grouping Act, was an enactment by the British government of David Lloyd George intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition, and to retain some of the benefits which...
of 1923. That company then closed station seven years later.
The site today
The buildings and platforms on top of the embankment have long been demolished, but the brick-built main station building down at road level remains and is now a private house. An overgrown single track from the former Great Central Main LineGreat Central Main Line
The Great Central Main Line , also known as the London Extension of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway , is a former railway line which opened in 1899 linking Sheffield with Marylebone Station in London via Nottingham and Leicester.The GCML was the last main line railway built in...
, the remains of the link to the GW/GC joint line, finishes in a set of stop blocks at the north end of the site.
Service
External links
- Station on navigable O.S. map
- Picture of the station http://prints.leics.gov.uk/pictures_670894/Akeman-Street-Station-Buckinghamshire.html
- Pictures of the site now http://disused-rlys.fotopic.net/c885252.html