Aylesbury High Street railway station

Aylesbury High Street railway station was the London and North Western Railway station which served the town of Aylesbury in the English county of Buckinghamshire. It was the terminus of a branch from Cheddington on what is now known as the West Coast Main Line running to London Euston and to Birmingham New Street and further north.

This article is about the former London and North Western Railway station. For the present station, see Aylesbury railway station.

Aylesbury High Street
Aylesbury High Street Station in 1953
LocationAylesbury, Buckinghamshire
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and Birmingham Railway (Aylesbury)
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
10 June 1839First station opens
16 June 1889Replaced by second station
25 September 1950Renamed Aylesbury High Street
2 February 1953Closed to passengers
2 December 1963Closed to freight

Two stations were built, the first being used as a goods terminus after its closure to passengers.[1]

History

The first station at Aylesbury was opened by the Aylesbury Railway on 10 June 1839; this was closed on 16 June 1889 when it was replaced by the second station, also named Aylesbury. The line was operated by the London and Birmingham Railway, and when that company amalgamated with others to form the London and North Western Railway (LNWR), the Aylesbury Railway was absorbed by the LNWR.[2] The LNWR became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the London Midland Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. British Railways (BR) renamed the station Aylesbury High Street on 25 September 1950; it was then closed to passengers on 2 February 1953[3] and then freight on 2 December 1963.

Routes

The only intermediate station between Aylesbury and Cheddington was at Marston Gate.

A 1911 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Aylesbury
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Marston Gate   London and North Western Railway
Aylesbury Branch		   Terminus

The site today

The site is now occupied by an office block and a retail park.[4] The route into Aylesbury has been taken over by a road named 'Stocklake' and 'Vale Park Drive' (part of the A418 road), although the formation remains mostly intact along the route of the road. During the summer of 2015 trees and vegetation were cleared from the formation in preparation for the construction of a new Stocklake (urban) road. On Monday 18 January 2016, contractors began work on the new road, which will use the trackbed of the old railway to link Park Street with Douglas Road, Aylesbury, parallel to the existing road. This will be converted into a new service road for homes and businesses, providing more parking and easier access.[5]

References
  1. "Extract from an OS map from the 1920s showing the High Street terminus. The site of the Station Street terminus is now in use as cattle pens". Disused Railways. Fotopic.net. 30 March 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
  2. Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 59. CN 8983.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 22. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  4. "The site of the High Street terminus platform looking towards the buffer stops". Disused Railways. Fotopic.net. 30 March 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
  5. "Work to start on new Stocklake Road". Buckinghamshire County Council. 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

Sources
  • Butt, R. V. J. (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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Station on navigable O.S. map

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