Aylesbury High Street railway station was the

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station which served the town of

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in the

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county of

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. It was the terminus of a branch from

Cheddington Cheddington is a village and civil parish in the Buckinghamshire district of the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. The parish has an area of . The village is about 6 miles north-east of Aylesbury and three miles north of Tring in Her ...

on what is now known as the

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running to

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and to

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and further north. Two stations were built, the first being used as a goods terminus after its closure to passengers.

History

The first station at Aylesbury was opened by the Aylesbury Railway on 10 June 1839; this was closed on 16 June 1889 when it was replaced by the second station, also named ''Aylesbury''. The line was operated by the

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, and when that company amalgamated with others to form the

(LNWR), the Aylesbury Railway was absorbed by the LNWR. The LNWR became part of the

London Midland and Scottish Railway The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSIt has been argued that the initials LMSR should be used to be consistent with LNER, GWR and SR. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway's corporate image used LMS, and this is what is generally ...

during the

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of 1923, passing on to the

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during the

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of 1948.

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(BR) renamed the station ''Aylesbury High Street'' on 25 September 1950; it was then closed to passengers on 2 February 1953 and then freight on 2 December 1963.

Routes

The only intermediate station between Aylesbury and Cheddington was at Marston Gate.

The site today

The site is now occupied by an office block and a retail park. The route into Aylesbury has been taken over by a road named 'Stocklake' and 'Vale Park Drive' (part of the A418 road), although the formation remains mostly intact along the route of the road. During the summer of 2015 trees and vegetation were cleared from the formation in preparation for the construction of a new Stocklake (urban) road. On Monday 18 January 2016, contractors began work on the new road, which will use the trackbed of the old railway to link Park Street with Douglas Road, Aylesbury, parallel to the existing road. This will be converted into a new service road for homes and businesses, providing more parking and easier access.

References

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Station on navigable O.S. map
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