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 | |
| Location | Saunderton, Buckinghamshire England |
| Grid reference | SU813981 |
| Managed by | Chiltern Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | SDR |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 July 1901 |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | GW & GC Joint |
| Passengers | |
| 2015/16 |  62,700 |
| 2016/17 |  59,202 |
| 2017/18 | 56,126 |
| 2018/19 | 53,096 |
| 2019/20 | 48,422 |
| Location | |
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| 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
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:
- 1 train per hour to London Marylebone
- 1 train per hour to Aylesbury
| 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
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.
Notes
- Jenkins, p. 49
- 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)
External links
- Train times and station information for Saunderton railway station from National Rail