Haddenham_and_Thame_Parkway_railway_station

Haddenham & Thame Parkway railway station

Haddenham & Thame Parkway railway station

Railway station in Buckinghamshire, England


Haddenham & Thame Parkway railway station is a station in Buckinghamshire serving the village of Haddenham and town of Thame in the neighbouring county of Oxfordshire, England. The station is on the western edge of Haddenham, about 2 miles (3 km) north east of Thame, and is served by Chiltern Railways.

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History and general information

The historic Haddenham railway station and Thame railway station were on separate lines which closed in 1963. The old Haddenham station was on a different site about 0.5 miles (800 m) south-east of the present one, and traces can still be seen where a bridge carries Station Road over the line.[1]

The current station was opened on the Chiltern Main Line on 5 October 1987[2] to serve Haddenham and Thame.[3] The British Rail station was built on the north side of Thame Road, Haddenham, and was originally single platform, with the platform sited on the former down line, long since removed. However, in 1998 as part of "Project Evergreen", Chiltern Railways re-doubled the Princes Risborough – Bicester line and re-modelled the platforms so that from 24 May 1998, there are now two, one on either line.[4] Since then the platforms have also been lengthened and the station building has been expanded to include a coffee shop following the removal of the newsagents.

Renovations

In 2014/15, major renovations took place. A larger ticket hall was built and some platforms were extended. The plans were funded by Chiltern Railways, Network Rail, Buckinghamshire County Council and Sustrans and cost £500,000.[5]

Train services

Trains to Bicester Village, Oxford Parkway and Oxford began in 2015, following completion of the Bicester chord allowing Chiltern line services to run from Marylebone to Oxford.

The Monday - Friday off-peak service consists of:

Additional services run in peak hours, and other timetabled services run at weekends.

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Bus services

This service operates daily, at a frequency of up to every 20 minutes and is branded as Sapphire, the service is operated by Arriva Shires & Essex.[6]

These services operate irregularly and are operated by Z&S International and Red Rose Travel.

  • 111 (Aylesbury - Haddenham - Thame - Long Crendon - Oakley)
  • 112 (Aylesbury - Haddenham - Thame - Waddesdon)
  • 270 (Haddenham - Thame - Oxford)

Accessibility

A wheelchair user wanting to travel on a Sunday in 2021 tweeted that she could not have boarded without the assistance of her travelling companion.[7]


References

  1. Butt 1995, p. 111
  2. "Haddenham and Thame Parkway major station upgrade officially unveiled". Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. "280/X8 Aylesbury to Oxford". Arriva Bus. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. Perry, Sophie. "Wheelchair user slams Chiltern Railways over 'inaccessible' train station". Oxford Mail. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  • Mitchell, Victor E.; Smith, Keith (2002). Princes Risborough to Banbury. Western Main Lines. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-901706-85-0.

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