Beaconsfield railway station (England)
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Beaconsfield railway station is a railway station in the market town of Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire, England. It is on the Chiltern Main Line between Seer Green and Jordans and High Wycombe stations. It is served by Chiltern Railways.
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire England | ||||
| Grid reference | SU940911 | ||||
| Managed by | Chiltern Railways | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | BCF | ||||
| Classification | DfT category D | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1906 | ||||
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| 2019/20 |  1.509 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.227 million | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.727 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.965 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 1.043 million | ||||
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History
editThe station was opened on 2 April 1906 as part of the Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway. The station layout was four tracks, with two through lines and two platform lines.[1] British Rail removed the through lines early in 1974.[2] The station was transferred from the Western Region of British Rail to the London Midland Region on 24 March 1974.[2]
As part of Chiltern Railways' Project Evergreen 2, the platform lines were upgraded to increase the line speed for through trains from 40 mph (64 km/h) to 75 mph (121 km/h).[3] and, in October 2007, work began on installing ticket barriers, which became operational on 10 March 2008.[citation needed]
In the early 2000s the station car park was made into a two-storey car park. In March 2008 the upper deck was closed for work to start on adding a third storey. This opened on 1 September 2008, increasing the total parking spaces to 696.[citation needed]
Services
editAll trains are operated by Chiltern Railways. The current off-peak services are:[4]
- 3 trains per hour to London Marylebone, of which:
- 1 calls at Gerrards Cross only
- 1 calls at Gerrards Cross and Wembley Stadium only
- 1 is a stopping service, calling at most intermediate stations
- 1 train per hour to High Wycombe
- 2 trains per hour to Oxford[4]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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| Chiltern Railways London–Oxford | ||||
| Chiltern Railways Chiltern Main Line stopping services |
Image gallery
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The station in 1961 -
View eastwards towards London -
Beaconsfield station, Down platform -
Beaconsfield station looking in the Up Direction from the footbridge -
A caution signal at ME 130 at Beaconsfield Station
References
edit- ^ Hendry, R. Preston; Hendry, R. Powell (1992). Paddington to the Mersey. Oxford Publishing Company. p. 27. ISBN 9780860934424. OCLC 877729237.
- ^ a b Slater, J.N., ed. (May 1974). "Notes and News: Ruislip and Beaconsfield reduced". Railway Magazine. 120 (877). London: IPC Transport Press Ltd: 248. ISSN 0033-8923.
- ^ "Evergreen 2 wins Project of the Year Award at National Rail Awards". News. John Laing plc. 11 September 2007.
- ^ a b "Download Train Timetables & Check Times | Chiltern Railways". Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- Butler, P.; Crane, H.; Scott-Taggart, E.; Thompson, K. (2006). The Coming of the Railway to Beaconsfield. Vol. 9. Beaconsfield and District Historical Society. p. 40.
- Jenkins, K. (1978). The Great Western & Great Central Joint Railway. Vol. OL46. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-238-2.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Beaconsfield railway station (England) from National Rail
- Chiltern Railways