Wooburn Green railway station
Former railway station in England
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Wooburn Green railway station was a railway station which served Wooburn Green, Buckinghamshire, England, on the Wycombe Railway. It was opened in 1854, with the station located near the bottom of Whitepit lane. The station became a halt in 1968 because of a decreased service on the line.
Wooburn Green | |||||
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The station just before closure in April 1970 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Wooburn Green, Buckinghamshire England | ||||
| Grid reference | SU911884 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | Wycombe Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 August 1854 | Opened as Woburn Green | ||||
| October 1872 | Name changed to Wooburn Green | ||||
| 4 May 1970 | Closed | ||||
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The station and line were closed in 1970.[1][2] Unlike Loudwater station (demolished in the mid-1970s for development), the station platform and building remained in situ as a private dwelling, until the late 1980s. The station was demolished to make way for the Old Station Way development, built around 1990. A railway conservation path follows the route of the former railway towards Bourne End.
