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Loudwater railway station

Coordinates: 51°36′18″N 0°42′05″W / 51.6049°N 0.7014°W / 51.6049; -0.7014
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Loudwater
General information
LocationLoudwater, Buckinghamshire
England
Grid referenceSU900903
Platforms2 (reduced to 1 in 1968)
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWycombe Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 Aug 1854Opened[1]
4 May 1970Closed[1]

Loudwater railway station was a railway station which served Loudwater, Buckinghamshire and Flackwell Heath, on the Wycombe Railway.

History

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Loudwater station was located at the bottom of Treadaway Hill close to the M40 bridge and served both Loudwater and Flackwell Heath. It opened in 1854 and the station became a halt in 1968 because of decreased service on the line. The station was closed and demolished in 1970.[2] The site is now an industrial park, although at the rear of the park the old railway tunnel under the M40 is still in place. A railway conservation path towards High Wycombe follows the route of the former railway.

Routes

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A 1911 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Loudwater


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
High Wycombe   Wycombe Railway
Until 1970
  Wooburn Green
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The station appears briefly in an early scene of The Reptile (1966) made by Hammer Film Productions.

References

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  1. ^ a b Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 279. OCLC 931112387.
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51°36′18″N 0°42′05″W / 51.6049°N 0.7014°W / 51.6049; -0.7014