- Cheddington railway station
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Cheddington Location Place Cheddington Local authority Aylesbury Vale Operations Station code CED Managed by London Midland Number of platforms 4 Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2004/05 * 56,710 2005/06 * 65,130 2006/07 * 74,703 2007/08 * 79,051 2008/09 * 70,460 History 9 April 1838 Opened 2 December 1963 Closed to freight National Rail - UK railway stations A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Cheddington from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. Cheddington railway station serves the village of Cheddington, near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England. It also serves a number of surrounding villages, most notably Ivinghoe. The station is 58 km/36 miles north west of London Euston on the West Coast Main Line. It is operated by London Midland, who also provide all services. Although the station has four platforms, only platforms 3 and 4 see regular use.
Just over 2 km (1.2 mi) north of this station, on the stretch of line between Cheddington and Leighton Buzzard, is Bridego Bridge, the scene of the Great Train Robbery of 1963.
Cheddington was formerly a junction for the LNWR's branch line to Aylesbury High Street. This branch terminated in the east of the town and made no connection to the GCR/Metropolitan Railway station in Aylesbury. It closed to passengers in 1953 (freight continuing until 1968); however, the branch platform is still in situ at Cheddington and the curve of the branch is now part of the station's approach road.
Services
There is normally an hourly service in each direction from Cheddington: southbound to London Euston and northbound to Milton Keynes Central. There are occasional through trains to Northampton at the extremities of the day.
London Midland are proposing the closure of the ticket office.[1]
Preceding station National Rail
Following station Leighton Buzzard London Midland
West Coast Main LineTring Disused railways Terminus London and North Western Railway
Aylesbury BranchMarston Gate References
External links
- Train times and station information for Cheddington railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 51°51′30″N 0°39′44″W / 51.85833°N 0.66222°W
Categories:- Transport in Buckinghamshire
- Railway stations in Buckinghamshire
- Former London and North Western Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1838
- Railway stations served by London Midland
- DfT Category E stations
- Buckinghamshire building and structure stubs
- South East England railway station stubs
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