Wooburn Green railway station

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Wooburn Green
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The station just before closure in April 1970
General information
Location Wooburn Green, Buckinghamshire
England
Grid reference SU911884
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Wycombe Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 August 1854Opened as Woburn Green
October 1872Name changed to Wooburn Green
4 May 1970Closed

Wooburn Green railway station was a railway station which served Wooburn Green, Buckinghamshire, England, on the Wycombe Railway. It was opened in 1854, with the station located near the bottom of Whitepit lane. The station became a halt in 1968 because of a decreased service on the line.

The station and line were closed in 1970. [1] [2] Unlike Loudwater station (demolished in the mid-1970s for development), the station platform and building remained in situ as a private dwelling, until the late 1980s. The station was demolished to make way for the Old Station Way development, built around 1990. A railway conservation path follows the route of the former railway towards Bourne End.

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References

  1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 463. OCLC   931112387.
  2. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 253. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Loudwater   Wycombe Railway
Until 1970
  Bourne End

51°35′16″N0°41′07″W / 51.5879°N 0.6853°W / 51.5879; -0.6853