Monks Risborough railway station explained

Monks Risborough
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Monks Risborough, Buckinghamshire
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:Chiltern Railways
Platforms:1
Code:MRS
Classification:DfT category F2
Original:Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway
Postgroup:Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway
Opened:1929
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:13

Monks Risborough railway station is a small, single platform railway station of the village of Monks Risborough in Buckinghamshire, England, adjoining the town of Princes Risborough.

The station is between and stations on the branch line between Princes Risborough and .

Passenger services from this station are operated by Chiltern Railways.

History

The Great Western Railway opened the station on 11 November 1929 as Monks Risborough and Whiteleaf Halt.[1]

The station was transferred from the Western Region of British Rail to the London Midland Region on 24 March 1974.[2]

Services

For most of the day, an hourly shuttle service operates between and using either a two-car or three-car or, necessitating a change at Princes Risborough. Very early and very late services offer through services to and from . [3]

The station platform is above street level, and is accessible by both ramp and steps. The ticket machine, at street level adjacent to the ramp entry, accepts cards, not cash.

External links

51.736°N -0.829°W

Notes and References

  1. Roberts . Stephen . Princes Risborough - Amersham . Railways Illustrated . August 2020 . 18 . 8 . 76 . Key Publishing . Stamford . 1479-2230.
  2. Slater . J.N. . May 1974 . Notes and News: Transfer of Marylebone-Banbury services . . 120 . 877 . IPC Transport Press Ltd . London . 0033-8923 . 248 .
  3. Web site: Download our timetable Chiltern Railways. www.chilternrailways.co.uk. 2016-12-11.