Saunderton railway station

Saunderton railway station is a railway station on the A4010 road between High Wycombe and Princes Risborough, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located near the villages of Bledlow Ridge and Bradenham, and lies on the Chiltern Main Line between High Wycombe and Princes Risborough stations.

Saunderton
Saunderton station
LocationSaunderton, Buckinghamshire
England
Grid referenceSU813981
Managed byChiltern Railways
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSDR
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened1 July 1901
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western and Great Central Joint Railway
Post-groupingGW & GC Joint
Passengers
2015/16 62,700
2016/17 59,202
2017/18 56,126
2018/19 53,096
2019/20 48,422
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Confusingly, the nucleus of the village of Saunderton, after which the station is named, is about 2.5 miles (4 km) north of the station and is in fact much closer to the nearby Princes Risborough station. The hamlet immediately around the station is also known locally as Saunderton and is indicated as such on nearby road signs, but it is not named on maps.

History

A 1911 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Saunderton

The station was opened on 1 July 1901.[1]

In March 1913 Suffragettes attacked Saunderton station, burning down the main building. Placards reading "Votes for Women" and "Burning to get the Vote" were left on the platform. They may have chosen Saunderton Station because it is near Benjamin Disraeli's birthplace at Bradenham Manor.

The station was transferred from the Western Region of British Rail to the London Midland Region on 24 March 1974.[2]

Services

All services are provided by Chiltern Railways. The typical Monday - Friday off-peak service consists of:

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Princes Risborough   Chiltern Railways
London - Birmingham
  High Wycombe
  Historical railways  
Princes Risborough
Line open, station open
  Great Western Railway
London - Birmingham
  West Wycombe
Line open, station closed

Facilities

Saunderton station in 2005

The station is unstaffed. There is a (card only) ticket vending machine on the "down" (northbound) platform.

There is an Edwardian waiting room on the "up" (southbound) platform. It contains local information boards and is usually unlocked and locked by local residents for the weekday morning peak-time train services.

Saunderton station in 2004

Notes

  1. Jenkins, p. 49
  2. Slater 1974, p. 248.

References

  • Jenkins, Stanley C. (1978). The Great Western & Great Central Joint Railway. The Oakwood Library of Railway History. Blandford: The Oakwood Press.
  • Slater, J.N., ed. (May 1974). "Notes and News: Transfer of Marylebone-Banbury services". Railway Magazine. London: IPC Transport Press Ltd. 120 (877). ISSN 0033-8923.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.