Great Missenden railway station
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| Great Missenden | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Station Approach, Great Missenden | ||
| Local authority | Chiltern | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | GMN | ||
| Managed by | Chiltern Railways | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.488 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1892 | ||
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| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Great Missenden (source) | |||
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Great Missenden railway station serves the town 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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Services
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 20 minutes.
The normal service pattern is as follows:
- 2 tph to Aylesbury
- 2 tph to London Marylebone
[edit] Onward Connections
Buses operate from the station to High Wycombe and Chesham, run by Arriva Shires & Essex.
[edit] 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 Mowlem standing beneath the name sign asking "Why is Great Missenden Great?"
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Great Missenden railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Great Missenden railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Amersham | Chiltern Railways London-Aylesbury |
Wendover | ||
| Disused Railways | ||||
| Amersham | Metropolitan Line Until 1961 |
Wendover | ||
