Aynho Park railway station
Aynho Park | |||||
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Street-level building of the former station in May 2009, seen from the B4031 road. The path on the right leads up to the site of the former up platform. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Aynho, West Northamptonshire, England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°59′14″N 1°16′22″W / 51.98716°N 1.27284°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SP500323 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 July 1910 | ||||
| Closed | 7 January 1963 | ||||
| Original company | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway, Western Region of British Railways | ||||
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Aynho Park was a railway station that served the village of Aynho, in Northamptonshire, England, between 1910 and 1963. It was a stop on what is now known as the Chiltern Main Line.
History
Aynho Park was the northernmost of six new stations that the Great Western Railway provided when it opened the high-speed Bicester cut-off line between Ashendon Junction and Aynho Junction for passengers on 1 July 1910.[1][2]
The line became part of the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. British Railways closed the station in 1963.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Sutton Line and station open |
Great Western Railway Bicester "cut-off" |
Ardley Line open, station closed | ||
The site today
A platform, with the brick entrance for steps up to it, are extant.[3] Trains on the Chiltern Main Line pass through the station site.
References
Citations
- ^ MacDermot 1931, pp. 448–449.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2002, fig. 82.
- ^ "Monument record 6719/1/2 Ayno Parl Halt former platform". Northamptonshire’s Historic Environment Record. West Northamptonshire Council. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
Sources
- 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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- MacDermot, E.T. (1931). History of the Great Western Railway. Vol. II (1st ed.). Paddington: Great Western Railway.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (September 2002). Princes Risborough to Banbury. Western Main Lines. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-901706-85-0.
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