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The station opened on 1 May 1907, with the intention that the branch was to be extended across the town to a point just south of 
The branch ran along the west side of Shire Ditch and Frays River and through the centre of the present Denham Country Park. A triangular junction with the main line at the north end connected west towards Denham and east towards 
Most services from Uxbridge High Street ran to Denham via Denham West Junction, with some extended two stations further west to Gerrards Cross.
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Uxbridge High Street station before opening, 1906
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Viaduct to Uxbridge High Street station, 1906
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Other side of Viaduct showing access to station, 1906
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Denham West junction with the main line looking east, 1907
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Denham East junction with the main line looking east, 1907
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Denham East junction with the main line looking west, 1907
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Uxbridge
Uxbridge () is a suburban town in west London and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Hillingdon. Situated west-northwest of Charing Cross, it is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. Uxb ...
, England, was on what is now Oxford Road near its junction with Sanderson Road. It was the southern terminus and only station on the Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran ...
(GWR) branch line from the GWR/GCR joint line, which is now the Chiltern Main Line
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It is one of ...
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History
The station opened on 1 May 1907, with the intention that the branch was to be extended across the town to a point just south of Uxbridge Vine Street railway station
Uxbridge Vine Street station opened on 8 September 1856 as ''Uxbridge Station'' and was the earliest of three railway stations in Uxbridge, London.
History
When opened, it was the northern terminus of the Great Western Railway's Uxbridge b ...
, the terminus of the GWR branch from West Drayton. Some land was purchased and the lines extended over High Street on a bridge, but the proposal was abandoned in 1914.
Services were suspended between January 1917 and May 1920. Mitchell & Smith, fig. 60
The branch ran along the west side of Shire Ditch and Frays River and through the centre of the present Denham Country Park. A triangular junction with the main line at the north end connected west towards Denham and east towards West Ruislip
West Ruislip is a station on Ickenham High Road on the borders of Ickenham and western Ruislip in the London Borough of Hillingdon in Greater London, formerly in Middlesex. It is served by London Underground (LU) and National Rail trains on ...
. The three junctions were named Denham South, Denham West and Denham East. The curve between the South and East Junctions was little used, and closed during World War I
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The locations of the curves joining the main line can be seen in the landscape today, forming the northern perimeters of the park's northern lake and woodland adjacent to Uxbridge Golf Course.
The station closed to passengers on 25 September 1939, goods services continued until the station closed completely on 24 February 1964.
Most services from Uxbridge High Street ran to Denham via Denham West Junction, with some extended two stations further west to Gerrards Cross.
See also
*Uxbridge tube station
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Uxbridge High Street station before opening, 1906
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Viaduct to Uxbridge High Street station, 1906
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Other side of Viaduct showing access to station, 1906
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Denham West junction with the main line looking east, 1907
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Denham East junction with the main line looking east, 1907
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Denham East junction with the main line looking west, 1907
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