Seer Green and Jordans railway station
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Seer Green and Jordans railway station lies close to the village of Seer Green
in Buckinghamshire
and also serves the nearby village of Jordans. Chiltern Railways
trains between London Marylebone and High Wycombe
and Birmingham Snow Hill call at the station, which is situated between Gerrards Cross
and Beaconsfield
.
Most services from this station are operated by Class 165
trains, although some peak and late night/early morning services are operated by Class 168
trains.
The station was built almost a decade after the construction of the GWR/GCR joint line
and opened on New Year's Day, 1915. The station was originally known as Beaconsfield Golf Links due to its close proximity to that golf club, but has since taken on its current name, as it now primarily serves local commuters rather than golfers.
The station was transferred from the Western Region of British Rail
to the London Midland Region
on 24 March 1974.
Seer Green
Seer Green is a village and civil parish in the Chiltern district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the Chiltern Hills, about a mile east of Beaconsfield and a mile south-west of Chalfont St Giles.-History:...
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....
and also serves the nearby village of Jordans. Chiltern Railways
Chiltern 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...
trains between London Marylebone and 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 Birmingham Snow Hill call at the station, which is situated between Gerrards Cross
Gerrards Cross railway station
Gerrards 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 ....
and Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield railway station
Beaconsfield 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...
.
Background
The majority of trains calling at the station are those running between High Wycombe and London Marylebone and vice versa, although other trains call at certain times, such as Bicester North, Banbury, Aylsebury via High Wycombe and Birmingham Snow Hill services. For most of the day, during the week and on Saturdays, there are two trains per hour in each direction. In the past, there have been non-stop London-Seer Green evening peak services, although none are timetabled currently. The Sunday service to Seer Green has now been restored to one train per hour in each direction (London and Aylesbury via High Wycombe).Most services from this station are operated by Class 165
British Rail Class 165
The British Rail Class 165 Turbo is a fleet of suburban diesel multiple units , originally specified by and built for British Rail, the then United Kingdom state owned railway operator. They were built by BREL at York Works between 1990 and 1992...
trains, although some peak and late night/early morning services are operated by Class 168
British Rail Class 168
The Class 168 Clubman is a diesel multiple-unit train used on services between London and the Midlands.-Description:The units were built in several batches from 1997 onwards. The first batch of units was classified 168/0 under TOPS and resembled the Class 165 units previously built by BREL at York...
trains.
The station was built almost a decade after the construction of the GWR/GCR joint line
Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway
The Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway was a joint venture supported by the Great Western Railway and Great Central Railway and run by the Great Western and Great Central Joint Committee. The original arrangement was agreed between the two companies in September 1898...
and opened on New Year's Day, 1915. The station was originally known as Beaconsfield Golf Links due to its close proximity to that golf club, but has since taken on its current name, as it now primarily serves local commuters rather than golfers.
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.