Swanbourne railway station
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Swanbourne is a disused railway station that served the villages of Swanbourne
, Little Horwood
and Mursley
in north Buckinghamshire
, England. It is on the disused Varsity Line
, roughly at the centre of a triangle drawn between the three villages.
A single track of the Varsity Line remains, this is rusted beyond use. The station building is now a private residence. There have been recent proposals to re-open the Varsity Line, but it is not obvious that this station would re-open in view to its isolation. Both platforms still remain, and both have been significantly covered by grass. A bench on the westbound platform remains. The trackbed through the station is in a remarkably clear condition compared to stations further down the line such as Verney Junction where shrubs and weeds have almost completely enveloped the trackbed.
and Newton Longville
. The site is now completely overgrown.
51.9565°N 0.8364°W
Swanbourne
Swanbourne is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about two miles east of Winslow, three miles west of Stewkley, on the secondary road B4032.-History:...
, Little Horwood
Little Horwood
Little Horwood is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England. The village is about four miles ESE of Buckingham and two miles north east of Winslow....
and Mursley
Mursley
Mursley is a small village in and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about three miles east of Winslow and four miles south west of Fenny Stratford....
in north 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....
, England. It is on the disused Varsity Line
Varsity Line
The Varsity Line is an informal name for the railway route that formerly linked the English university cities of Oxford and Cambridge, operated successively by the London and North Western Railway, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, and British Railways...
, roughly at the centre of a triangle drawn between the three villages.
A single track of the Varsity Line remains, this is rusted beyond use. The station building is now a private residence. There have been recent proposals to re-open the Varsity Line, but it is not obvious that this station would re-open in view to its isolation. Both platforms still remain, and both have been significantly covered by grass. A bench on the westbound platform remains. The trackbed through the station is in a remarkably clear condition compared to stations further down the line such as Verney Junction where shrubs and weeds have almost completely enveloped the trackbed.
Swanbourne sidings
Swanbourne sidings were built during the Second World War, three miles east along the track, just west of the road between WhaddonWhaddon, Buckinghamshire
For other villages with the same name, see Whaddon.Whaddon is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district, in Buckinghamshire.The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'hill where wheat is grown'...
and Newton Longville
Newton Longville
Newton Longville is a village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. The village is about south-west of Bletchley.-History:...
. The site is now completely overgrown.
51.9565°N 0.8364°W