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Monks Risborough railway station is a small,single platform railway station of the village of Monks Risborough in Buckinghamshire,England,adjoining the town of Princes Risborough.
The station is between Princes Risborough and Little Kimble stations on the branch line between Princes Risborough and Aylesbury.
Passenger services from this station are operated by Chiltern Railways.
The Great Western Railway opened the station on 11 November 1929 as Monks Risborough and Whiteleaf Halt. [1]
The station was transferred from the Western Region of British Rail to the London Midland Region on 24 March 1974. [2]
For most of the day,an hourly shuttle service operates between Princes Risborough and Aylesbury using either a two-car or three-car Class 165 or Class 168,necessitating a change at Princes Risborough. Very early and very late services offer through services to and from Marylebone. [3]
The station platform is above street level,and is accessible by both ramp and steps. The ticket machine,at street level adjacent to the ramp entry,accepts cards,not cash.
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Princes Risborough | Chiltern Railways Princes Risborough - Aylesbury | Little Kimble |
Marylebone station is a Central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in the Marylebone area of the City of Westminster. On the National Rail network,it is also known as London Marylebone and is the southern terminus of the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham. An accompanying Underground station is on the Bakerloo line,sited between Edgware Road and Baker Street stations in Transport for London's fare zone 1.
Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company that has operated the Chiltern Railways franchise since July 1996. Since 2009,it has been a subsidiary of Arriva UK Trains.
The British Rail Class 121 is a single-car double-ended diesel multiple unit. 16 driving motor vehicles were built from 1960,numbered 55020–55035. These were supplemented by ten single-ended trailer vehicles,numbered 56280–56289. They have a top speed of 70 mph (113 km/h),with slam-doors,and vacuum brakes. The driving motor vehicles were nicknamed "Bubble Cars" by some enthusiasts.
The Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway is a preserved standard gauge heritage railway with its headquarters and main station at Chinnor in South Oxfordshire,England. It runs along the foot of the Chilterns escarpment. Although a little distance away,it has since been given the nickname 'The Icknield Line' for its connection to the Lower Icknield Way.
Denham railway station is a railway station in the village of Denham in Buckinghamshire,England. It is on the Chiltern Main Line between West Ruislip and Denham Golf Club.
The British Rail Class 165 Networker Turbo is a fleet of suburban diesel-hydraulic multiple unit passenger trains (DMUs),originally specified by and built for the British Rail Thames and Chiltern Division of Network SouthEast. They were built by BREL York Works between 1990 and 1992. An express version was subsequently built in the form of the Class 166 Networker Turbo Express trains. Both classes are now referred to as "Networker Turbos",a name derived some three years later for the project that resulted in the visually similar Class 365 and Class 465 EMUs.
Denham Golf Club railway station is a railway station near the villages of Baker's Wood and Denham,Buckinghamshire,England. The station is on the Chiltern Main Line between Denham and Gerrards Cross.
The Chiltern Main Line is a railway line which links London (Marylebone) and Birmingham on a 112-mile (180 km) route via High Wycombe,Bicester,Banbury,Leamington Spa and Solihull in England.
High Wycombe railway station is a railway station in the market town of High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire,England. The station is on the Chiltern Main Line between Beaconsfield and Saunderton stations. It is served by Chiltern Railways.
Aylesbury railway station is a stop on the London–Aylesbury line,serving the town of Aylesbury,Buckinghamshire,England;it is 38 miles (61 km) down the line from London Marylebone. A branch line from Princes Risborough on the Chiltern Main Line terminates at the station. It was the terminus for London Underground's Metropolitan line until the service was cut back to Amersham in 1961. The station was also known as Aylesbury Town under the management of British Railways from c. 1948 until the 1960s.
The Aylesbury–Princes Risborough line is a rural branch line between Princes Risborough and Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire,England. The line is single track throughout with a maximum speed of 40 mph (64 km/h).
The London–Aylesbury line is a railway line between London Marylebone and Aylesbury,going via the Chiltern Hills;passenger trains are operated by Chiltern Railways. Nearly half of the line is owned by London Underground,approximately 16 miles (26 km) –the total length of the passenger line is about 39 miles (63 km) with a freight continuation.
Princes Risborough railway station is a stop on the Chiltern Main Line,serving the market town of Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire,England. It is managed by Chiltern Railways,which operates all services that stop here.
Haddenham &Thame Parkway railway station is a station in Buckinghamshire serving the village of Haddenham and market town of Thame in the neighbouring county of Oxfordshire,England. The station is on the western edge of Haddenham,about 2 miles (3 km) north east of Thame,and is served by Chiltern Railways.
Seer Green and Jordans railway station is a railway station near the villages of Seer Green and Jordans in Buckinghamshire,England. The station is on the Chiltern Main Line between Gerrards Cross and Beaconsfield. It is served by Chiltern Railways trains.
Saunderton railway station is a railway station on the A4010 road between High Wycombe and Princes Risborough,in Buckinghamshire,England. It is located near the villages of Bledlow Ridge and Bradenham,and lies on the Chiltern Main Line between High Wycombe and Princes Risborough stations.
Little Kimble railway station is a small,single platform railway station serving the village of Little Kimble in Buckinghamshire,England.
Wendover railway station serves the town of Wendover in Buckinghamshire,England,and villages including Ellesborough and Wendover Dean. The station is on the London Marylebone –Aylesbury line and is served by Chiltern Railways trains. It is between Great Missenden and Stoke Mandeville stations.
Great Missenden railway station serves the village of Great Missenden in Buckinghamshire,England and the neighbouring villages of Prestwood,Little Hampden and Little Missenden. The station lies on the London to Aylesbury Line and is served by Chiltern Railways trains. It is between Amersham and Wendover stations.
The Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway was a railway built and operated jointly by the Great Western Railway (GWR) and Great Central Railway (GCR) between Northolt and Ashendon Junction. It was laid out as a trunk route with gentle curves and gradients and spacious track layouts. The two companies each needed approach railways at both ends of the line to connect their respective systems;these were built as part of a single project.
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London–Aylesbury line | |
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Oxford–Bicester line (and Cherwell line) | |
Leamington–Stratford line | |