Aylesbury Vale Parkway railway station

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Bus stop and shelter for Arriva route 16 AVParkway BusStop.JPG
Bus stop and shelter for Arriva route 16
Motorcycle parking bay (left) and electric vehicle charging bay (right) AVParkway EVPark.JPG
Motorcycle parking bay (left) and electric vehicle charging bay (right)
Cycle shelter AVParkway CyclePark.JPG
Cycle shelter

In 2011, East West Rail planned to extend passenger services from Aylesbury north and east to Milton Keynes Central and Bedford by 2025, using parts of the former Varsity Line route. [7] However, in November 2020 it was reported that this service may be dropped from the first phase. [8]

As of 2020, trains between Aylesbury and Quainton Road cannot serve Aylesbury Vale Parkway as there is no platform on the through route. In the East West Rail consultation it was proposed that the station would have two new through platforms and a terminating platform for terminating services to and for trains to Marylebone. [9]

The track between Aylesbury and the new station was upgraded to continuous welded rail with a maximum line speed for DMU passenger trains of 60 mph (97 km/h). It was proposed that, if services are extended to the north, trains between Milton Keynes Central and Marylebone would run via High Wycombe and not Amersham. [7]

In March 2021, the East West Rail Company announced that its opening plans for East West Rail have changed, notably deferring indefinitely a connection to Aylesbury. [10]

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Aylesbury Vale Parkway
National Rail logo.svg
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Aylesbury Vale Parkway station, showing the taxi rank (left), cycle shelter (centre) and booking hall (right)
General information
Location Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
England
Coordinates 51°49′55″N0°51′40″W / 51.8319°N 0.8612°W / 51.8319; -0.8612
Grid reference SP786153
Managed by Chiltern Railways
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeAVP
Classification DfT category E
Key dates
14 December 2008Opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase2.svg 0.203 million