Winslow Road railway station
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Winslow Road railway station was a station serving the village of East Claydon
(near Winslow
), to the north of Quainton
in Buckinghamshire
, England. (Winslow itself had a station named on British Rail's
Varsity Line
.)
It was the fourth station north of Aylesbury
on the section of the Metropolitan Railway
between Aylesbury and Verney Junction
that was abandoned when the Metropolitan Railway became the Metropolitan Line
in 1936 when it was subsumed into London Transport
. London Underground
continued to run services as far as Aylesbury
until 1961 after which point the terminus became Amersham
.
Whilst open, this station was accessed via a branch line off the former Great Central Main Line
with the junction being just to the north of Quainton Road
. The branch line continued through Granborough Road
then to this station, before ending at a terminating platform at .
Today almost nothing remains of this station, the permanent way
between Quainton Road and Verney Junction having long ago been lifted. The station has been demolished and the station masters house is now private. All that remains of the station is the elevating end of one of the platforms. The space between what were the platforms is now roofed and used as a boarding kennel.
Because of its association with the Metropolitan Line
this station is considered to be one of the Closed London Underground stations
although it is over 40 miles from London and is not underground.
East Claydon
East Claydon is a village and is also a civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is about miles south west of Winslow.The village name 'Claydon' is Anglo Saxon in origin, and derives from the + dun meaning 'clay hill'...
(near Winslow
Winslow, Buckinghamshire
Winslow is a small market town and also a civil parish designated as a town council within Aylesbury Vale district in north Buckinghamshire. It has a population of about 4500....
), to the north of Quainton
Quainton
Quainton is a village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England, north west of Aylesbury. The population is 1290, of which 1000 are adults. The village has two churches , a school and two public houses...
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....
, England. (Winslow itself had a station named on British Rail's
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...
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...
.)
History
The station was first served in 1868 and closed in 1936.It was the fourth station north of Aylesbury
Aylesbury railway station
Aylesbury railway station is a railway station in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England and is a major stop on the London to Aylesbury Line from Marylebone station via Amersham. It is 37.75 miles from Aylesbury Station to Marylebone Station...
on the section of the Metropolitan Railway
Metropolitan railway
Metropolitan Railway can refer to:* Metropolitan line, part of the London Underground* Metropolitan Railway, the first underground railway to be built in London...
between Aylesbury and Verney Junction
Verney Junction
Verney Junction is a hamlet in the parish of Middle Claydon in north Buckinghamshire, England. It is on a disused railway line near Claydon House....
that was abandoned when the Metropolitan Railway became the Metropolitan Line
Metropolitan Line
The Metropolitan line is part of the London Underground. It is coloured in Transport for London's Corporate Magenta on the Tube map and in other branding. It was the first underground railway in the world, opening as the Metropolitan Railway on 10 January 1863...
in 1936 when it was subsumed into London Transport
London Passenger Transport Board
The London Passenger Transport Board was the organisation responsible for public transport in London, UK, and its environs from 1933 to 1948...
. London Underground
London Underground
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving a large part of Greater London and some parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex in England...
continued to run services as far as Aylesbury
Aylesbury railway station
Aylesbury railway station is a railway station in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England and is a major stop on the London to Aylesbury Line from Marylebone station via Amersham. It is 37.75 miles from Aylesbury Station to Marylebone Station...
until 1961 after which point the terminus became Amersham
Amersham station
Amersham station is a London Underground and National Rail station in the town of Amersham, in the Chiltern district of Buckinghamshire, England.Amersham station is a terminus of the London Underground's Metropolitan Line...
.
Whilst open, this station was accessed via a branch line off the former Great Central Main Line
Great Central Main Line
The Great Central Main Line , also known as the London Extension of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway , is a former railway line which opened in 1899 linking Sheffield with Marylebone Station in London via Nottingham and Leicester.The GCML was the last main line railway built in...
with the junction being just to the north of Quainton Road
Quainton Road railway station
Quainton Road railway station was opened in 1868 in undeveloped countryside near Quainton, Buckinghamshire, from London. Built by the Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway, it was the result of pressure from the 3rd Duke of Buckingham to route the railway near his home at Wotton House and to open a...
. The branch line continued through Granborough Road
Granborough Road railway station
Granborough Road railway station was a station serving the village of Granborough, to the north of Quainton in Buckinghamshire, England.-History:The station was first served in 1868 and closed in 1936....
then to this station, before ending at a terminating platform at .
Today almost nothing remains of this station, the permanent way
Permanent way
The permanent way is the elements of railway lines: generally the pairs of rails typically laid on the sleepers embedded in ballast, intended to carry the ordinary trains of a railway...
between Quainton Road and Verney Junction having long ago been lifted. The station has been demolished and the station masters house is now private. All that remains of the station is the elevating end of one of the platforms. The space between what were the platforms is now roofed and used as a boarding kennel.
Because of its association with the Metropolitan Line
Metropolitan Line
The Metropolitan line is part of the London Underground. It is coloured in Transport for London's Corporate Magenta on the Tube map and in other branding. It was the first underground railway in the world, opening as the Metropolitan Railway on 10 January 1863...
this station is considered to be one of the Closed London Underground stations
Closed London Underground stations
The London Underground is a metro system in the United Kingdom that serves Greater London and adjacent counties of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. The system has many former stations, while others were planned but not opened...
although it is over 40 miles from London and is not underground.
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