Great Missenden railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Great Missenden


manager = Chiltern Railways
locale = Station Approach, Great Missenden
borough = Chiltern
usage0405 = 0.488
usage0506 = 0.525
usage0607 = 0.527
code= GMN
platforms = 2
start = 1892

Great Missenden railway station serves the large village of Great Missenden in Buckinghamshire, as well as the villages of Prestwood, Little Hampden and Little Missenden. The station lies on the London Marylebone-Aylesbury line and is served by Chiltern Railways trains. It is situated between Amersham and Wendover stations.

History

The station first opened on 1 September 1892, and was served by both the London Underground Metropolitan Line and the Great Central Railway.

However, when the London Underground was fully electrified in the 1960s, a decision was made to run only as far as Amersham; one stop short of Great Missenden. This meant Great Missenden is now served by overground only. Services were run by Network SouthEast until privatisation in 1996, when Chiltern Railways took over the franchise.

ervices

At peak times, there are up to 4 trains per hour towards London in the morning, and returning from London (towards Aylesbury) in the evening. Some of these are express services, which skip the stops shared with the Metropolitan Line nearer to London.

Journeys to Marylebone take approximately 45 minutes (35 minutes for express trains). Journeys to Aylesbury take approximately 15 minutes.

The normal service pattern is as follows:
*2 tph to Aylesbury
*2 tph to London Marylebone

Onward Connections

Buses operate from the station to High Wycombe and an infrequent service to Chesham (twice per week), run by Arriva Shires & Essex.

Trivia

*The station is used in television or film from time to time, as its typical South-East English decor and easily removable name signs mean it can be adapted without too much difficulty.
*An advert for the BBC's 'Great Britons' TV programme showed Mo Mowlam standing beneath the name sign asking "Why is Great Missenden Great?"

External links

* [http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/| Chiltern Railways website]
* [http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c99711.html Photos of Great Missenden Station]

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