Saunderton railway station
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Saunderton railway station is a rural National Rail
station located on the A4010 between High Wycombe
and Princes Risborough
, in Buckinghamshire
. The station is located some two and a half miles south of the original village of Saunderton
and close to the villages of Bledlow Ridge
and Bradenham
. Confusingly, the settlement immediately around the station is also known locally as Saunderton, but is not named on maps.
The station first opened on 1 July 1901, and is situated between High Wycombe
and Princes Risborough
stations.
Saunderton Station was the Target of Suffragettes in March 1913 - they burnt the main station building down in protest. Placards reading "Votes for Women" and "Burning to get the Vote" were left on the platform. It is thought Saunderton was the target due to its proximity to Benjamin Disraeli's birthplace nearby at Bradenham Manor.
The station was transferred from the Western Region of British Rail
to the London Midland Region
on 24 March 1974.
. The typical Monday-Friday off peak service consists of:
(permit to travel) ticket machine are each located on the northbound platform at this unstaffed station.
There is an Edwardian waiting room on the southbound, containing local information boards, which is usually unlocked and locked by local residents for the weekday morning peak-time train services.
National Rail
National Rail is a title used by the Association of Train Operating Companies as a generic term to define the passenger rail services operated in Great Britain...
station located on the A4010 between High Wycombe
High Wycombe
High Wycombe , commonly known as Wycombe and formally called Chepping Wycombe or Chipping Wycombe until 1946,is a large town in Buckinghamshire, England. It is west-north-west of Charing Cross in London; this figure is engraved on the Corn Market building in the centre of the town...
and Princes Risborough
Princes Risborough
Princes Risborough is a small town in Buckinghamshire, England, about 9 miles south of Aylesbury and 8 miles north west of High Wycombe. Bledlow lies to the west and Monks Risborough to the east. It lies at the foot of the Chiltern Hills, at the north end of a gap or pass through the Chilterns,...
, in 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....
. The station is located some two and a half miles south of the original village of Saunderton
Saunderton
Saunderton is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in a valley of the Chiltern Hills, about three and a half miles north west of High Wycombe, four miles south of Princes Risborough. It lies on the main A4010 road, and has a station on the Chiltern Main Line between the two...
and close to the villages of Bledlow Ridge
Bledlow Ridge
Bledlow Ridge is a village in the civil parish of Bledlow-cum-Saunderton in Buckinghamshire, England, population 940 . It is situated in the Chiltern Hills, about 4 miles SSW of Princes Risborough and on the road between the High Wycombe and Chinnor....
and Bradenham
Bradenham, Buckinghamshire
Bradenham is a village and civil parish within Wycombe district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is near Saunderton, off the main A4010 road between Princes Risborough and High Wycombe.- Village :...
. Confusingly, the settlement immediately around the station is also known locally as Saunderton, but is not named on maps.
History
High Wycombe railway station
High Wycombe railway station is situated in High Wycombe in South Buckinghamshire. The station is served by Chiltern Railways trains on the Chiltern Main Line from Marylebone towards Birmingham Snow Hill. It is situated between Beaconsfield and Saunderton stations.-History:The station was built...
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...
stations.
Saunderton Station was the Target of Suffragettes in March 1913 - they burnt the main station building down in protest. Placards reading "Votes for Women" and "Burning to get the Vote" were left on the platform. It is thought Saunderton was the target due to its proximity to Benjamin Disraeli's birthplace nearby at Bradenham Manor.
The station was transferred from the Western Region of British Rail
Western Region of British Railways
The Western Region was a region of British Railways from 1948. The region ceased to be an operating unit in its own right in the 1980s and was wound up at the end of 1992...
to the London Midland Region
London Midland Region of British Railways
The London Midland Region was one of the six regions created on the formation of the nationalised British Railways and consisted of ex-London, Midland and Scottish Railway lines in England and Wales. The region was managed first from buildings adjacent to Euston Station and later from Stanier...
on 24 March 1974.
Services
All services are provided by Chiltern RailwaysChiltern Railways
Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company. It was set up at the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates local passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury and main-line trains on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill with its associated branches...
. The typical Monday-Friday off peak service consists of:
- 1 train per hour (tph) to London MaryleboneMarylebone stationMarylebone station , also known as London Marylebone, is a central London railway terminus and London Underground complex. It stands midway between the mainline stations at Euston and Paddington, about 1 mile from each...
, calling at High WycombeHigh Wycombe railway stationHigh Wycombe railway station is situated in High Wycombe in South Buckinghamshire. The station is served by Chiltern Railways trains on the Chiltern Main Line from Marylebone towards Birmingham Snow Hill. It is situated between Beaconsfield and Saunderton stations.-History:The station was built...
, BeaconsfieldBeaconsfield railway stationBeaconsfield railway station is the railway station of the town of Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire. The station is served by Chiltern Railways trains from Marylebone towards High Wycombe and Birmingham Snow Hill and is situated between Seer Green & Jordans and High Wycombe stations.-Background:The...
and Gerrards CrossGerrards Cross railway stationGerrards Cross railway station serves the villages of Gerrards Cross and Chalfont St Peter in Buckinghamshire. It is in a cutting on the Chiltern Main Line between and ....
, taking 44 minutes. - 1tph to Princes RisboroughPrinces Risborough railway stationPrinces Risborough station is a railway station on the Chiltern Main Line that serves the town of Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire, England...
, taking 9 minutes.- This journey is extended to Bicester NorthBicester North railway stationBicester North is a station on the Chiltern Main Line, one of two stations serving Bicester. Services operated by Chiltern Railways run south to and north to , and .Bicester North is the larger of Bicester's two stations...
every two hours, calling at Haddenham and Thame ParkwayHaddenham and Thame Parkway railway stationHaddenham and Thame Parkway railway station serves the village of Haddenham in Buckinghamshire and town of Thame in Oxfordshire. The station is on the western edge of Haddenham, about north east of Thame, and is served by Chiltern Railways....
, taking 30 minutes.
- This journey is extended to Bicester North
Facilities
A (card only) Ticket Vending Machine and a PERTISPermit to travel
In the ticketing system of the British rail network, a Permit to Travel provisionally allows passengers to travel on a train when they have not purchased a ticket in advance and the ticket office of the station they are travelling from is closed, without incurring a penalty fare.Since a large...
(permit to travel) ticket machine are each located on the northbound platform at this unstaffed station.
There is an Edwardian waiting room on the southbound, containing local information boards, which is usually unlocked and locked by local residents for the weekday morning peak-time train services.