Uxbridge High Street railway station
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Uxbridge High Street railway station in Uxbridge
was on what is now Oxford Road near its junction with Sanderson Road. It was the southern terminus and only station on the Great Western Railway
(GWR) branch line from the GWR/GCR joint line
, which is now the Chiltern Main Line
.
The station opened on 1 May 1907; the service was suspended between January 1917 and May 1920. The station closed to passengers on 25 September 1939, goods services continued until the station closed completely in July 1964.
, the terminus of the GWR branch from West Drayton. Whilst some land was purchased, and the lines extended over High Street via a bridge, this proposal was abandoned in 1914.
The branch from Uxbridge High Street ran along the west side of Shire Ditch and Frays River
and through the centre of the present Denham Country Park. A triangular junction with the main line at the north end connected west towards Denham
and east towards West Ruislip. The three junctions were named Denham South, Denham West and Denham East. The curve between the South and East Junctions was little used, and closed during World War I
.
The locations of the curves joining the main line can be seen in the landscape today, forming the northern perimeters of the park's northern lake and woodland adjacent to Uxbridge Golf Course.
Most services from Uxbridge High Street ran to Denham via Denham West Junction, with some extended two stations further west to Gerrards Cross
.
Uxbridge
Uxbridge is a large town located in north west London, England and is the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Hillingdon. It forms part of the ceremonial county of Greater London. It is located west-northwest of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres...
was on what is now Oxford Road near its junction with Sanderson Road. It was the southern terminus and only station on the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
(GWR) branch line from 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...
, which is now the Chiltern Main Line
Chiltern Main Line
The Chiltern Main Line is an inter-urban, regional and commuter railway, part of the British railway system. It links London and Birmingham on a 112-mile route via the towns of High Wycombe, Banbury, and Leamington Spa...
.
The station opened on 1 May 1907; the service was suspended between January 1917 and May 1920. The station closed to passengers on 25 September 1939, goods services continued until the station closed completely in July 1964.
Branch line
The Uxbridge High Street branch was intended to be extended across the town to a point just south of Uxbridge Vine Street railway stationUxbridge Vine Street railway station
Uxbridge Vine Street station opened on 8 September 1856 as Uxbridge Station and was the earliest of three railway stations in Uxbridge. It was the northern terminus of the Great Western Railway Uxbridge branch from the main line at...
, the terminus of the GWR branch from West Drayton. Whilst some land was purchased, and the lines extended over High Street via a bridge, this proposal was abandoned in 1914.
The branch from Uxbridge High Street ran along the west side of Shire Ditch and Frays River
Frays River
Frays River is a river in England that branches off the River Colne at Uxbridge Moor and rejoins it at West Drayton.The Frays River leaves the River Colne between Uxbridge and Denham, Buckinghamshire at Denham Weir. It passes Cowley and Yiewsley where it is joined by the River Pinn. It is also...
and through the centre of the present Denham Country Park. A triangular junction with the main line at the north end connected west towards Denham
Denham railway station
Denham railway station is in Buckinghamshire, England, on the Chiltern Main Line north west of Marylebone towards High Wycombe.-History:The station was built just to the north of Denham village as part of the Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway from Grendon Underwood junction to...
and east towards West Ruislip. The three junctions were named Denham South, Denham West and Denham East. The curve between the South and East Junctions was little used, and closed during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
The locations of the curves joining the main line can be seen in the landscape today, forming the northern perimeters of the park's northern lake and woodland adjacent to Uxbridge Golf Course.
Route
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 ....
.
External links
51.55049 °N 0.48413 °W- www.railwayarchive.org.uk
- Uxbridge High Street station before opening, 1906
- Viaduct to Uxbridge High Street station, 1906
- Other side of Viaduct showing access to station, 1906
- Denham West junction with the main line looking east, 1907
- Denham East junction with the main line looking east, 1907
- Denham East junction with the main line looking west, 1907
