Chinnor railway station
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Chinnor
railway station in Oxfordshire
is on the Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway
. It was opened in 1872.
, where it would complete a cross-country line between Cholsey
and Princes Risborough
. However, due to financial difficulties the Watlington - Wallingford section was never built. The line was always single track
.
British Railways
closed the Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway to passengers in 1957 and to goods in 1961. The station was demolished but the section of line between Princes Risborough and Chinnor remained open for cement traffic until 1987.
Chinnor station was rebuilt by the Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway
Association and reopened in 1994. Access to the station is from the 'wrong' side of the tracks compared with the original layout (i.e. you have to cross the line to get to the station).
Chinnor
Chinnor is a village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire about southeast of Thame. The village is a Spring line settlement on the Icknield Way below the Chiltern escarpment...
railway station in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
is on the Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway
Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway
The Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway was a railway branch line between Watlington and Princes Risborough which remained operational for over 88 years between 1872 and 1961....
. It was opened in 1872.
History
The line was projected to be extended to WallingfordWallingford railway station
Wallingford railway station is a railway station serving the town of Wallingford.It is now part of a preserved railway.-History:On 2 July 1866, the Wallingford & Watlington Railway was opened from a junction with the GWR main line at to Wallingford, where a station was constructed on the south...
, where it would complete a cross-country line between Cholsey
Cholsey railway station
Cholsey railway station, previously known as Cholsey and Moulsford railway station, is a railway station located in the village of Cholsey in Oxfordshire in England...
and Princes Risborough
Princes Risborough railway station
Princes Risborough station is a railway station on the Chiltern Main Line that serves the town of Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire, England...
. However, due to financial difficulties the Watlington - Wallingford section was never built. The line was always single track
Single track (rail)
A single track railway is where trains in both directions share the same track. Single track is normally used on lesser used rail lines, often branch lines, where the traffic density is not high enough to justify the cost of building double tracks....
.
British Railways
British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
closed the Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway to passengers in 1957 and to goods in 1961. The station was demolished but the section of line between Princes Risborough and Chinnor remained open for cement traffic until 1987.
Chinnor station was rebuilt by the Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway
Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway
The Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway is a heritage railway with its main station at Chinnor on the border between Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, England.-History:...
Association and reopened in 1994. Access to the station is from the 'wrong' side of the tracks compared with the original layout (i.e. you have to cross the line to get to the station).
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